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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Brilliant
While Jackson's Fellowship of the Ring doesn't always follow Tolkein's first book, it does not suffer because of it. The film is brilliant in story, pace, casting and sheer entertainment. The only fault I can find is that I will have to wait a full 12 months until the next instalment.
Definitely my film of 2001.
High Fidelity (2000)
Laugh-out-loud funny!
You don't need to be a John Cusack fan to enjoy High Fidelity, nor do you need an overt appreciation of music, the film is a highly humorous, poignant and informative look at men, relationships and love.
Cusack is at his 'Grosse Point Blank' best here, investing in his character a realism that at times is so hilarious you will need to see the movie again to hear the lines you missed the first time because you were laughing too much. His emotionally strung-out breakdown is disturbing. Here is an actor that knows his craft and knows it well.
Watch out for the air-conditioning 'alternate outcome' scene. It still makes me laugh!
Cusack is by far a more talented performer than many on the scene and 'High Fidelity' is a testiment to this.