In this biting romantic comedy, Rob Gordon (Cusack) is the owner of a semi-failing record store in Chicago, where he sells music the old-fashioned way -- on vinyl.

His needle, however, skips the love groove when his long-time girlfriend, Laura, walks out on him. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process nds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood.

A lm 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.

AV CLUB

High Fidelity is an extraordinarily funny lm, full of verbal and visual wit. And it is assembled with immense skill. THE OBSERVER