Editing High Fidelity (film) (section)

==Reception==
''High Fidelity'' received positive reviews from critics at 91% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 165 reviews, with an average rating of 7.60/10. The critical consensus states: "The deft hand of director Stephen Frears and strong performances by the ensemble cast combine to tell an entertaining story with a rock-solid soundtrack."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1095420-high_fidelity/|title = High Fidelity|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The film has a score of 79 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on 35 critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/high-fidelity |title=''High Fidelity'' (2000) |date=February 9, 2001 |access-date=February 28, 2012 |work=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=[[CinemaScore]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809062201/http://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2021}}{{cbignore}} Each film's score can be accessed from the website's search bar.</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four and wrote, "Watching ''High Fidelity'', I had the feeling I could walk out of the theater and meet the same people on the street — and want to, which is an even higher compliment."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=''High Fidelity'' |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=March 31, 2000 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000331/REVIEWS/3310302/1023 |access-date=December 13, 2008 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202050316/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20000331%2FREVIEWS%2F3310302%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his review for the ''[[Washington Post]]'', Desson Howe praised Jack Black as "a bundle of verbally ferocious energy. Frankly, whenever he's in the scene, he shoplifts this movie from Cusack."<ref>{{cite news |last=Howe |first=Desson |title=Turn It Up |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=March 31, 2000 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2000/03/30/AR2005062901352.html |access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> In his review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Stephen Holden]] praised Cusack's performance, writing, "a master at projecting easygoing camaraderie, he navigates the transitions with such an astonishing naturalness and fluency that you're almost unaware of them."<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |title=The Trivially Hip: A Music Geek's Warped Love Life |work=[[New York Times]] |date=March 31, 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/033100fidelity-film-review.html |access-date=December 2, 2008}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' did not give the film a positive review: "Let's be kind and just say ''High Fidelity'' doesn't quite belong beside ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' and ''[[The Sure Thing]]'' in Cusack's greatest hits collection. It's not that he isn't good. More like miscast."<ref>{{cite news |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |title=When Love Hits a Sour Note |work=[[USA Today]] |date=March 31, 2000 }}</ref> In his review for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', [[Owen Gleiberman]] gave the film a "B−" rating and wrote, "In ''High Fidelity'', Rob's music fixation is a signpost of his arrested adolescence; he needs to get past records to find true love. If the movie had had a richer romantic spirit, he might have embraced both in one swooning gesture."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |title=''High Fidelity'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 24, 2000 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64593,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730221624/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64593,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=September 3, 2009}}</ref>

Peter Travers, in his review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', wrote, "It hits all the laugh bases, from grins to guffaws. Cusack and his Chicago friends—D.V. DeVincentis and Steve Pink—have rewritten Scott Rosenberg's script to catch Hornby's spirit without losing the sick comic twists they gave 1997's ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]''."<ref name="Travers">{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |title=''High Fidelity'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 8, 2000 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947227/review/5947228/high_fidelity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616083658/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947227/review/5947228/high_fidelity |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |access-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref> In his review for ''[[The Observer]]'', Philip French wrote, "''High Fidelity'' is an extraordinarily funny film, full of verbal and visual wit. And it is assembled with immense skill."<ref name="French">{{cite news |last=French |first=Philip |title=This one's a hit... |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=July 23, 2000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/23/philipfrench |access-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref> Stephanie Zacharek, in her review for ''Salon.com'', praised Iben Hjejle's performance: "Hjejle's Laura is supremely likable: She's so matter-of-fact and grounded that it's perfectly clear why she'd become exasperated with a guy like Rob, who perpetually refuses to grow up, but you can also see how her patience and calm are exactly the things he needs."<ref name="Zacharek">{{cite news |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |title=''High Fidelity'' |work=Salon.com |date=March 31, 2000 |url=http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/03/31/high_fidelity/index.html |access-date=December 3, 2008 |archive-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524055454/http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/03/31/high_fidelity/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Legacy===
''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine readers voted ''High Fidelity'' the 446th greatest film in their "500 Greatest Movies of All Time" poll.<ref>{{cite news | title = 500 Greatest Movies of All Time | work = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | url = https://www.empireonline.com/500/11.asp | access-date = September 29, 2009 }}</ref> It is also ranked #14 on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]' 25 Best Romantic Comedies.<ref name="RottenCom">{{cite news | title = 25 Best Romantic Comedies | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | year = 2009 | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_romantic_comedies/1095420-high_fidelity | access-date = February 12, 2009 }}</ref> In its June 2010 issue, ''[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]'' magazine rated it #1 in a list of the top 40 movies ever filmed in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news | title = Top 40 Movies Filmed in Chicago | work = [[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]] | date = June 2010 | url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2010/40-Best-Chicago-Movies-Ever | access-date = July 26, 2010 }}</ref>

Alternative singer-songwriter [[Regina Spektor]] was watching the movie when she wrote her 2006 song "[[Fidelity (song)|Fidelity]]", which marked her first entry into the ''Billboard'' charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/regina-spektor | title = ''Regina Spektor at Billboard''| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date = August 3, 2019}}</ref> That same year [[High Fidelity (musical)|a musical stage adaptation]] premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and ran for 13 performances.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6030/High-Fidelity | title = ''High Fidelity'' | author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | website = [[Playbill#Playbill Vault|Playbill Vault]] | publisher = Playbill | access-date = May 29, 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150530004916/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6030/High-Fidelity | archive-date = May 30, 2015 }}</ref> In 2010, [[Tanya Morgan]] member Donwill released the solo album ''Don Cusack In High Fidelity'', which he recorded from the perspective of the film's character.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rabin|first1=Nathan|title=Donwill: Don Cusack In High Fidelity|url=https://www.avclub.com/donwill-don-cusack-in-high-fidelity-1798164537|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=23 March 2010 |publisher=Onion, Inc.|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref>