Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

P.J. Hogan

Writers (WGA):

Tracey Jackson (screenplay) and
Tim Firth (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

All she ever wanted was a little credit...

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Shopping | Journalist | Financial Journalist | New York City | Maid Of Honor

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Isla Fisher	...	Rebecca Bloomwood
Hugh Dancy	...	Luke Brandon
Krysten Ritter	...	Suze
Joan Cusack	...	Jane Bloomwood
John Goodman	...	Graham Bloomwood
John Lithgow	...	Edgar West
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Alette Naylor
Fred Armisen	...	Ryan Koenig
Leslie Bibb	...	Alicia Billington
Lynn Redgrave	...	Drunken Lady at Ball
Robert Stanton	...	Derek Smeath
Julie Hagerty	...	Hayley
Nick Cornish	...	Tarquin
Wendie Malick	...	Miss Korch
Clea Lewis	...	Miss Ptaszinski

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild language and thematic elements.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Finnish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44816) | Ireland:PG | UK:PG | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:AL | Australia:PG | South Africa:PG | New Zealand:PG | Singapore:PG | Norway:A | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Belgium:KT | Mexico:A | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:6 | France:U | Peru:PT

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

When Rebecca returns from Miami to New York and takes a cab through time square many of the billboards contain ads for other Jerry Bruckheimer productions, including "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000), G-Force (2009) and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the Successful Savings office, Luke says he wants Rebecca to go to the "APA conference"; in a two shot Rebecca asks Hayley what the APA conference is, then a shot of Luke, then back to a wide shot with Rebecca, and Hayley is not in it.

Quotes:

Rebecca Bloomwood: Yes I googled.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Elizabethan Serenade

I thought it was a sweet movie :-)

I'm not sure why people are giving this movie such a hard time. My husband and I went in looking for a feel-good, wholesome, lighthearted romantic comedy, and that's what we got.

The actors were all terrific. The "chemistry" was there. The storyline was interesting (not deep, somewhat predictable, but still pleasant and interesting). I laughed and smiled a lot throughout the film. I felt good as I walked out of the theater.

And I even thought that the movie did a good job of showing why people are shopaholics and how this addiction is so dangerous. The message was not so heavy as to detract from the feel-good angle of the movie, but it did try to display how ridiculous and shallow it is to be so defined by things.

You negative folks need to lighten up. Personally, I really enjoyed this movie!