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High Fidelity

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

High Fidelity The Rewatchables

Sarah’s painful realism and Rob ending with Laura are debated, while other speakers defend both choices

In the discussion (4)
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  • Lily Taylor’s character is nominated because her depression and breakup feel too real and sad for the surrounding comedy.
  • The defense argues that Sarah’s pain exposes the wreckage Rob ignores while interrogating his exes.
  • Rob ending with Laura is challenged in favor of the Chicago Reader critic or no partner.
  • The defense argues that choosing the exciting new critic would repeat Rob’s pattern, while returning to Laura expresses incremental growth.