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Starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins
Directed by Stephen Frears
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High Fidelity is, in a word, hilarious. It has one of the best ensemble casts
in years and includes both John and Joan Cusack, Tim Robbins, Catherine
Zeta-Jones and Lily Taylor, who collectively, make this movie into one beck
of a good time.
Rob Gordon (Cusack) is a record store owner obsessed with top-live lists and
finding out what has gone wrong with his love life since it began in second grade.
On bis journey toward understanding the past, Gordon unwittingly begins to piece
together bis present and suddenly wonders if it is not too late to get back togeth
er with his most recent ex.
High Fidelity is definitely not rocket science. Familiar story lines and obvious
cliches abound in this film. There is also enough physical comedy to fill a couple
of episodes of “The Three Stooges.” I iowever, what makes this movie so appeal
ing is Cusack’s character who is irresistible and pathetic, which is eifectively cou
pled with non-stop wacky conversations between some of the most interesting fic
tional characters in recent film history. Cusack isn’t going to win any awards from
this performance but his sense of comedic timing is impeccable as he banters,
screams and cries his way through a great movie.
Director Stephen Frears (The Grifters, Dangerous Liasons) makes the most of
using the pop-roek background as a new setting for the classic tale of love, loss
and dating. Also, by breaking down the fourth wall and having Cusack’s charac
ter talk directly into the camera, Frears creates an instant connection.
This movie is probably a bit crude for the more conservative.audience mem
bers, but it is absolutely ideal for the younger generation. Not only are the laughs
frequent and clever, but this movie strikes a romantic note with the audience,
since most guys will be able to identify with the main character. The soundtrack
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People in the News
Actor Eastwood’s
eatery to reopen
CARMEL,
Calif. (AP) —
Would a Dirty
Harry burger
make your day?
You might
soon be in luck,
v Clint East-
wood’s watering
hole is reopen
ing. The Hog’s Breath Inn closed
last April when one of the actor’s
partners wanted to get out of the
27-year-old business.
EASTWOOD
Palm Springs restaurateur
Kaiser Morcus says he has
signed a 15-year lease with East
wood's management company to
reopen the eatery and keep its
famous name.
“Whenever we get the liquor li
cense transferred and the remod
eling done, we’ll open," Morcus
said Wednesday.
He has not decided if he will
keep Dirty Harry burgers on the
menu.
Eastwood, who portrayed the
rogue detective Harry Callahan in
the Dirty Harry movies, was a one-
term mayor of Carmel.
McCartney upset
over animal abuse
NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Paul
McCartney says he was deeply up
set by the abuse of Indian cattle
in the international leather and
meat trades.
In a letter last week to Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the
former Beatle urged him to fight
the corruption and illegal prac
tices that permeate the transport
and slaughter of cows in India.
The skins of these animals end
up in stores in New York, London
and all over the world, he said.
Dolly Parton to
Country Awards
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