Synopsis:
A
college grad lands a job as a financial
journalist in New York City to support where she
nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a
wealthy entrepreneur.
The Freak's
Rating: D+ : Wedding Crashers was
praised by critics and fans alike as a wonderful
comedy just a few years ago. Though I did
find it entertaining, the true gift the film
brought to filmgoers was Isla Fisher.
Playing a sex-crazed girl obsessed with Vince
Vaughn, she stole every scene she was in.
A few
years later, Fisher is doing her best to
convince us she can act, starring in the
incredibly overlooked mystery
The Lookout, Definitely Maybe
and now Confessions Of A Shopaholic. The
role seems a good fit for Fisher, boasting
adorable looks and a cute little mousiness that
embodies this bumbling idiot of a heroine.
Confessions has incredibly plot holes, too
numerous to go over each in detail.
However, I do feel the need to point out a
glaring one. The credit card crisis that
our heroine (Rebecca) finds herself dealing with
is over just over $9,000. This figure
wouldn't cause a blip on a debt collector's map
and I felt from most of the audience I saw this
with that there was no amazement at how this
small amount would ruin someone's life. I
personally racked up nearly $12,000 in credit
card debt at one point in my life, so crying for
someone who has such a small figure just won't
happen.
Fred
Armisen (from TV's SNL), John Lithgow, Joan
Cusack and John Goodman jumped on board for an
easy payday and even easier dialogue to deliver.
They perform in adequate supporting parts, but
the real disappointment for me was seeing
Kristin Scott Thomas dive from an Academy Award
nominated turn in The English Patient to a
throwaway role here as uptight fashion magazine
editor Alette Naylor.
There
is enough humor to make this worthwhile to those
who may have read the books, or to those who
simply want another romantic comedy
regurgitating the same thematic elements the
genre has spewed out for the last century.
For anyone who wants originality, stay far away.
Predictable as ever, Confessions hasn't a glare
of originality and attempts to force its starlet
into carrying the film all by herself, something
Isla Fisher may be able to do in a few years,
but quite simply isn't ready for.
Alex's Rating: A+ : This movie is really
great. Even though I'm male, and straight, I
can't resist a few shops here and there! The
film is very funny, and emotionally satisfying,
although sometimes the harsh treatment of some
characters toward eachother became too
unpleasant.
Not quite as good as Sex And The City, and
pitifully, disgracefully, unbelievably SHORT...
But still FABULOUS!
I also liked the manneqins in the shop windows,
coming to life to try alluring Rebecca into the
shop and indulge in her passion. It adds depth
to the character of Rebecca Bloomwood, by
clearly showing us her psychological insight.
Whereas such description is more commonly
written, we are allowed to see her train of
thought without reading her thoughts through the
written words of a novel. Very, very clever.
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