John Cusack & Jack Black!? Sounds like a great time.

The Jack Black singing reveal at the end had SO much more impact back in the day since nearly no one knew who he was, and therefore had no clue he was about to hit them with that stage performance.

I feel like this movie is a good character study of how our own insecurities can turn us into a-holes. And you're right, I don't think anybody could have done this role quite like John Cusack. He's funny and relatable in a real understated way.

We all tell our own stories casting ourselves as the good guys. It can really sting when you find out you're not the good guy in someone else's story, especially when the reasons you're not the good guy are valid and evident.

This book was recommended to me during a hard break-up. I can honestly say it saved me in a lot of ways. The movie, even more-so (watched it after finishing the book). Loved it through and through and would recommend it to anyone going through a break-up or hard times specifically.

This is perhaps one of the realest, true to life rom coms

John Cusack sitting in the rain in the dark while Bob Dylan sings "Most of the Time" is a gripping scene. It gives me chills every time I watch this movie.

This movie was a big part of how I learned to love someone more than myself.

John Cusack was the iconic actor for my generation. Film after film with relatable performances... Eight Men Out, Say Anything, The Grifters, Shadow and Fog, Bob Roberts, Bullets Over Broadway, City Hall, Grosse Pointe Blank... I wanted to be John Cusack. A lot of guys my age wanted to be John Cusack. Funny, smart, charming. Good Stuff.

I'm sure someone already pointed it out, but Rob and Laura'a friend Liz was John Cusack's real-life sister, Joan Cusack. There is a third Cusack sibling, Ann who is also an actor. Joan Cusack also appears in 'School of Rock' with Jack Black.

The best part of this film is the feeling that you are just listening to your friend talking. It so intimate.

One of my absolute favorite movies, I love the dialogue, I love the narration, I love the soundtrack…. There’s a particular scene where the three guys are discussing songs about death after Rob finds out about Laura’s father passing away that perfectly encapsulates the character work. As they’re forming the list, Dick throws out some Jan and Dean trivia which Barry refutes angrily and Rob corrects both of them calmly, almost automatically. Barry then tries to include “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” a great Rolling Stones song that Dick shoots down, “due to its involvement in The Big Chill,” which Barry immediately accepts as a valid reason. It just really gives a feeling, much like The Big Lebowski, of three people who have hung out WAY too much. Stellar writing.

Right on James. No lie, this movie changed my life. It's rare when you get to see yourself in a mirror, and that's what happened to me when I saw this. I was 29 when I saw this, and I was exactly like Rob. It was scary. Still is... lol Despite all that, I'm still a professional critic, like Rob, but I have managed to grow in other ways. Fantastic movie. Hope you dig it.

This was based on a novel by Nick Hornby. In the book, the Marie DeSalle character is described as looking like Susan Dey. In the movie they cast Lisa Bonet in the role but kept the description of her as "She's kind of a Sheryl Crow-ish, crossed with a post-Partridge Family, pre- L.A. Law Susan Dey kind of thing. But, you know, black." LOL.

The scene where Cusack is fantasizing about he, JB and the other guy beating the crap out of Tim Robbins made me almost piss myself laughing the first time I saw it.

This is the film that made Jack Black. He was an unknown dude who did commercials and had a quirky comedy band before this.

There’s a great deleted scene with Beverley D’Angelo you should check out. I have no idea why it was cut.

That has always been one of my favorite all-time movies! Easily John Cusack GOLD! Jack Blacks first big role! I've never seen anyone react to it... thanks for watching it - I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!

Love that you reacted to this. So overlooked and deserving of attention. Maybe others out there will follow your lead.

I've always called this the realiest rom-com there ever was. All the doubt, all of the obessiveness over minutia that made you consider loving someone, all the FOMO, all of the wondering what went wrong and if there's a pattern to it. Even the disillusionment of thinking you're blameless until someone points out to you that you're a big part of the problem, if not THE problem. John Cusack spent 17 years being the boy next door to earn our trust in this role as a down to earth, sorta scummy, yet charming record store elitist that might be the most flawed and realistic dude in a movie ever. I love this film.