stranger on the net

A people movie about love and the important things in life. The story centers around Rob (John Cusack) and his little record store, and his attempts to cope with the fact that he’s been dumped yet again. This was a great film, 5/5!

Based on the cult novel by Nick Hornby, we follow Rob as he realizes he’s growing up and that the fantasies are just that – fantasies. Having a hard time coping with his girlfriend Laura () dumping him, he recounts his five “worst” breakups and tries to figure out why they went wrong. Along the way he tries to no avail to get Laura back, indulges in new relationships laced with fantasy, and tries introspection.

“What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?” – Rob

The characters and actors are great, and the photography well done. This film just was there, it didn’t make a point out of it self, it made a point of the story. I went into this thinking this would just be an all out comedy, and boy did I miss my spot. This movie really touched me, and I’m glad I didn’t miss it.

This entry was posted on Monday, April 1st, 2002 at 23:00 and is filed under at the movies.