After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award3 wins & 22 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
High Fidelity, with its knowing take on men, messed-up romance and music, is like one long, hook-filled pop song for the eyes.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
A film pragmatic enough to concede that almost every relationship is doomed, but romantic enough to realize that it's worth it to carry on in spite of that fact, High Fidelity is one of the smartest and funniest romantic comedies of the past few years.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
10 Feb 2014
rotten:
When happiness does arrive in this movie, it has the air not of something that you reach, like your top speed, but of something that you give in to, like baldness or old age.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
10 Feb 2014
rotten:
Cusack has ineffable charm, but he keeps it tuned at the lowest possible frequency.
– Manohla Dargis,
L.A. Weekly,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
As for Mr. Cusack, there's nothing potential about his stardom any more. He's the self-doubting, self-flagellating, self-ironic soul of "High Fidelity," and he's great.