Anybody love this nick hornby book/john cusack movie? I just rented it again for like th 5th time.
Anyways, small question (really small)about the movie, does anyone know who that singer/piano player is in that one scene when john cusack/rob gordan is in the bar? That scene is really fast but it’s a guy playing piano singing a slow song in a high voice. He’s so familiar.
T’aint Ben Folds, is it?
Sorry I can’t answer your question, but I LOVE that movie. John Cusack is terrific in it, and the soundtrack is great.
As for the book, it is also great. I was surprised that I could actually enjoy both the book and the movie, which is unusual for me. What do you think of Nick Hornby’s other books? I just finished About a Boy yesterday, and I must say that I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I was thinking about buying “About a Boy” I really loved his book so much and the movie was amazing [sub]plus John Cusack is hot[/sub]
Hmm…could of been Ben Folds, is he from Chicago? Didn’t really get to see his face because of the dark lighting in the bar. Whatever that song was (the small snippet of it) it was pretty good.
THe IMDB lists Liam Hayes as “Piano Player,” anyone know who he is?
I agree this is a great movie based on a great book. I had read the book first, and wasn’t sure how I would like the movie. I was surprised that in some ways, the story works almost better on film. Music is such an important part of the book and I think the film soundtrack is excellent. I wish the book had come with a CD.
Also, when reading the book, I was always annoyed with Laura. The main character kept telling us (the readers) how great she was, but I thought she was awful. I felt so bonded with our narrator that I disliked Laura every time she disagreed with him. However, the actress who played Laura in the film did a wonderful job of creating a character who was likable in her own right, but who simply didn’t see eye to eye with the protagonist all the time.
About A Boy is a fantastic book, and I would recommend that highly as well.
I zipped through this book. It was great; real enjoyable.
Jack Black is hilarious in the movie, and I was laughing for a while when the other record store guy busted Tim Robbins in the mouth with the phone. Man, that was funny.
The only problem I had with the movie was the woman singer’s character (can’t remember her name). In the book the “culture clash” element is that the singer is an American hanging out with the English. Since the movie is set in the USA, they make the woman singer black. I just thought that was . . . tacky? I don’t know if that’s the right word (probably not), but I thought it was really stupid.
I also liked Catherine Zeta Jones as Charlie. 
I read the book after I saw the movie. Loved them both, but I think I give the edge to the movie. Movies about music tend to work better than books about music, IMO. Also, John Cusack is wonderful in almost everything he does.
Although I want to say that reading the book, while listening to the soundtrack from the movie, is very cool. As much as I like the movie and the book, the soundtrack blows them both out of the water. That’s a fantastic goddamn soundtrack, one of the best I’ve ever heard.
I really like this movie; I also like the music in Serendipity… “waiting in vain” “get it together” which I found a la serendipity at Borders while the kids roaming thru the bookstacks. Unfortunately, the song is not on the movie soundtrack and I have since then “lost” the CD [try living with three teenagers who constantly raid the multiple CD racks]. Anyone remember the artist [jazz with a photo of a Paris bridge on the cover]?
St Germaine something something … Hey, have you noticed the time differences in the most recent posts?
New lesson kiffa just learned; don’t go online when you have just got outta bed - drink that first cuppa first! Sorry about that stupid post on top of this one…back to the kitchen.