High Fidelity, 2000

This is the trendy, hipster kind of movie that people like me are often guilted into liking more than they truly do. With its constant obscure or old school music, movie and book references, people who have grown up like I have have the sneaking suspicion that if they dont like this movie, they will be snubbed. With that in mind, here is what I truly thought about the movie. The story itself wasnt bad: angsty man with romantic tendencies suffers another failed relationship and decides to go back and revisit his Top Five Worst Breakups to figure out what is wrong with him, what makes him lose relationships that he thought had depth. John Cusack gives a stellar performance, along with all of his costars, although Iben Hjejle left a bit to be desired. It is the structure that ruined the movie. Although using a series of Top Five lists to propel the storyline was clever and sufficiently trendy, it also made it very difficult to remain invested in the story. Being constantly taken aside made it obvious that we were not a part of the events on the screen. We were simply a third party that were, for some unknown reason, being offered often lengthy monologues that detailed our dear Robs love life. As much as I want to say that I loved this movie, I cant get past liking it. It was alright, but it wont be on my top five any time soon.

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