High Fidelity

1. What is the movie about?
High Fidelity is about the 'mid-life' crisis of Rob (John Cusack), a record-store owner. Rob (Cusack) is a guy who's got it pretty good. He owns a record store and practices the fine art of musical snobbery with his two employees, Barry (Black) and Dick (Louiso). He also got a girlfriend, Laura (Hjejle), and everything seems to be going well, until she leaves him. In the wake of Laura's departure, he proceeds to relate his Top Five all-time breakups, and wants to confront those portions of his past to see if he and Laura have a future.

2. How is the story different from other common fiction?
The story is different from other common fiction because it is not a common stereotype love story in a movie. It reveals to us that not all relationship goes on well. High fidelity is a romantic comedy which provides a whimsical glimpse into the male view of the affairs of the heart. Rob's journey of self-discovery brings us an entertaining insight of failed relationships.

3. Who's your favorite character? Why?
My favourite character would be Rob. This is Cusack's best role to date, and he makes the most of it, particularly in his riffs on romantic humiliation. Meanwhile his sidekicks Black and Louiso argue pop music with a lunatic passion that will have any fan roaring.Rob spends a lot of time obsessing about his relationships and wondering why he is so unsuccessful in this area. It's kind of sweet the way he describes his own apparent inability.