Haven't seen this since it came out and I was a lot younger. I liked it then. I remember thinking it was special. Like many, music was my life back then so this seemed fun. Now? The music doesn't exactly mean what it did and the movie itself is below average, yet coated in a hip and self absorbed veneer. Cusack's character seems more of an immature narcissist than a character that I used to think was cool. It's a little embarassing to remember how I felt about this movie. I must have been a young cultural fantasist, eating up the stereotypes and wanting a bit for myself.
As you can see this movie has disturbed my memories a little. Not what I expected.
I've known people like the Cusack character. Shallow people. They're sad and sick in reality and not fun. Weird how I see this movie in a totally different way now. Optimism and my own former pretentiousness has been replaced by experience and sourcing worth from the script.
I guess I'll feel the same about the movie Chasing Amy. I couldn't actually finish High Fidelity today. Personal baggage aside, l thought the immature relationship stuff was boring and I didn't want to stay for the songs.