Rated R for language and some sexuality. Did you know Edit. Trivia John Cusack and the screenwriters wrote the script with Jack Black in mind for the role of Barry. He nearly turned the role down, but reconsidered. Goofs "Janie Jones" by The Clash is listed as a "side one, track one. Quotes [first lines] Rob : What came first, the music or the misery?
Crazy credits Catherine Zeta Jones is only credited in the final cast list and not in main credits. Alternate versions Beverly D'Angelo appears as a woman attempting to sell her husband's vintage record collection to John Cusack's character. The scene was deleted but included with several others on the DVD release. User reviews Review. Top review. Cusack continues winning streak with this film. I read the novel when it first came out because the title intrigued me, and I found it quite good.
When I heard John Cusack was adapting it and moving the action to Chicago from London in the novel , I was a little worried, because I worry about changing things during adaptations for arbitrary reasons, but I needn't have worried; though I have a few quibbles, which we'll get to later, Cusack and Co.
First off, I've read one comment which claims it stereotypes "music geeks. Almost all of us, I would say, are aggressive about our likes and dislikes when it comes to music, but not many, I agree, compare liking Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel to "agreeing with both the Israelis and the Palestinians.
Yet we do like these people as characters because we see even if they have some snotty attitudes, they do have a genuine love for their music, and they're in a low-paying job because they love what they do. And who among us hasn't turned to music when we've felt sad or happy , like Rob does, or wished that Bruce Springsteen and a pox on the person who, in their comments, implied he was passe.
The novel and the movie captures all of that. Another strength, of course, is Cusack's performance. Woody Allen once said that while American actors were very good at playing virile men of action, there weren't many who could play more "normal," regular people. Cusack, on the other hand, has carved out a niche for himself playing regular guys.
He doesn't look like The Boy Next Door, and he's neither stereotypically sensitive or hip, but comes across as a guy who feels both at ease and yet still longs for something more. Rob's condition may be a little more conventional - he's not sure if he wants to settle down yet - but Cusack, while unafraid to show his unlikable qualities, makes us like Rob anyway. The rest of the cast is also quite good.
Black especially reminds me of people I knew. As I said, I do have some quibbles. There are a couple of incidents in the book which don't make it to the film which I would have liked to see the Sid James Experience, and the lady who wanted to sell Rob a ton of valuable records for a ridiculously low price.
I'm getting tired of movies which use rain as an expression of sorrow, and this is an example of overuse. And the character of Laura isn't developed as well in the movie as she was in the novel.
Nevertheless, this is well worth checking out. SKG-2 Apr 5, Details Edit. Release date March 31, United States. United Kingdom United States. English Danish. Alta fidelidad. Double Door - N. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 53 minutes. Related news. Dec 2 E! Dec 2 Indiewire. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content.
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