TV Review: High Fidelity Is My New Fave Show
To be frank, I didn’t know what to expect from High Fidelity. Yes, I saw the movie and even read the book by Nick Hornby. The “reboot” is more like a remix, and I am living for it. The only common thread between the movie and book is that High Fidelity, the Hulu series, is all about a lead character that is not broken even if she breaks.
I LOVE ZOE KRAVITZ! Her role in Big Little Lies feels so unsung in value, but, in High Fidelity, she is the center of the universe. She plays our narrator and heroine, Rob, and I FEEL FOR HER! She is the epitome of every “Milly” woman that is strong and smart and can’t seem to understand why life cannot fall in place. For however, intelligent, kind, and cool you are, Life will still throw a jack-hammer at your plans and any re-route you have backed up. Ugh! I feel that. The problem is that even the dreams we live in our head feel real to our hearts, and whether it is the dreams we had with an ex or what we thought our career would be by thirty-something, it takes awhile to mourn the loss of something you never gained beyond your vision of it. In this, we find Kravitz’s Rob: one of the most relatable characters and riveting performances of the new year.
High Fidelity – Trailer (Official) * A Hulu Original
When Rob is left by Mac (Kinglsey , her world crumbles. She went from about to be married to alone and trying to rediscover what is fun without someone you loved, particularly if you did them wrong. Yet, make no mistake, this is not a “Woe is woman” without her man story. Instead, this is the journey of a person that genuinely feels lost, as herself, and is realizing, perhaps, her past relationship veiled how badly she needed to connect to herself and how selfish she could be when connecting with others. Thus, you watch with open-eyes and self-reflections as Rob, who is by all means a witty mind and compassionate person, make some horrible mistakes in love and life. Why? Because good people still need to grow better, and the charm of Hornby’s original High Fidelity was that it captured such nuances in its characters.
I love this cast. Da’vine Joy Randolph steals every scene as Charice and David H. Holmes becomes Robin’s equal in wise, music devours. Jake Lacy breaks HEARTS as the SYMBOL of every great guy that unfortunately got friend-zoned by a good woman. His scenes with Zoe are near perfect in showing why, for however much we want a good guy, if the chemistry does not fit, then he is not right. Rainbow Francks is poignant, funny presence as Jackson, Rob’s brother, and I DEMAND more scenes of Nadine Malouf’s charming Nikki. From the minute you enter Robin’s world, you like the people she calls friends and you adore her, which is why you pull for her find her way. Add on that this show has brilliant writing and endearingly uses the art of its lead’s narration, and High Fidelity is A MUST SEE!. Oh, wait, and the SOUNDTRACK IS LIT! High Fidelity comes out February 14 on HULU.
