Artivels Undescribable Perfection

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

dirtphelia I liked the first Shopaholic book and I was surely not expecting an Oscar winning feature when I hit the play button to start this movie, but it still let me down.Aside from completely unrealistic scenes (e.g. the editor of a major magazine personally going to Becky's parents' house to ask her to write a 500-word column for the magazine), the acting's mediocre and the movie is overall rather pathetic. It's one of those movies that's so bad I felt embarrassed for the actors, many of whom are established talents.It's such a wasted opportunity, it's really too bad.

Jackson Booth-Millard It was obvious from the title this would be a chick flick, I didn't realise it was based on British books, so the Americanisation was obvious as well, I just decided to watch it and see what it would be like because the premise sounded alright to me, from director P.J. Hogan (Muriel's Wedding, My Best Friend's Wedding, Peter Pan). Basically in New York young Rebecca Bloomwood (Definitely, Maybe's Isla Fisher) has an obsession for shopping, especially for the latest bargains and fashionable clothes, outfits, accessories and garments, and due to all this addictive buying she in deep debt with unpaid credit card purchases. When she loses the source of her income she is forced into trying to get a job as a journalist, while she battles to control her shopping habits, and after a seemingly unsuccessful interview with financial magazine Successful Saving editor Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy) and writing him a drunken insulting letter she unintentionally lands herself a job as writer for his magazine. Luke wants Rebecca to write an article based on how to save money, she fails on her first attempt to do this because she cheated using another book, but her second article using simple language and metaphors, based on her experiences of shopping, this article becomes successful. Soon enough, with the pseudonym "The Green in the Green Scarf", she becomes a successful journalist for the magazine, and is introduced to the big names of the finance and shopping industries, but she has to try and get away from debt collector Derek Smeath (Robert Stanton), she gets him away from her by saying he is an ex-boyfriend stalking her. As time goes by and they spend more time with each other, in interviews and elsewhere, Rebecca and Luke are falling in love, but she is still obsessively shopping, and not completely paying attention to her "shopaholics anonymous" group sessions, and her best friend Suze Cleath-Stewart (Krysten Ritter) has chosen her to be her bridesmaid for her wedding. Eventually everyone finds out about Rebecca's shopping habits when Smeath is on live television reading all her debts that she hasn't paid, and she lost the bridesmaid dress she needed which angers Suze, and offered a job with her dream company Alette, she declines. Rebecca sells off all her clothes that she had been hiding to pay off her debts, she gets back her bridesmaid dress, Luke starts new company Brandon Communications, she attends Suze's wedding which goes well, and Luke shows up to give Rebecca back her green scarf and they embrace their feelings. Also starring Joan Cusack as Jane Bloomwood, John Goodman as Graham Bloomwood, John Lithgow as Edgar West, Kristin Scott Thomas as Alette Naylor, Leslie Bibb as Alicia Billington, Fred Armisen as Ryan Koenig, Airplane!'s Julie Hagerty as Hayley, Lynn Redgrave as Drunken Lady at Ball, The Cabin in the Woods's Kristen Connolly as Girl in Pink and The Hangover's Ed Helms as Garret E. Barton. Fisher is suitably for the role of the girly girl with an obsession for quality fashion when bargains are on and has no thought for how much she is spending and feels the need to have almost everything in a store, Marsden is alright as her English love interest, I can agree with the two stars out of five the critics give, because the story is a bit predictable, the character personalities are annoying and obvious, the love story is mushy, and overall it just feels dull, a slightly disappointing romantic comedy. Okay!

elshikh4 This has unbroken yummy colors, very nice leads, rapid-fire pace, and funny everything.Although (Isla Fisher) isn't that charismatic, but she proves how brilliantly comedic she can be; many moments confirm that, however still the improvised dance stands alone as something exceptionally and unforgettably risible. I loved her magical natural combination of zany childishness and hot femininity. (Krysten Ritter) is an eye candy, a queen of sweetness and one of a heck scene stealer. I was craving for every frame she was in. And (Hugh Dancy) was handled fine character and performed it finely. The supporting cast was priceless; (John Goodman), (John Lithgow) and dear (Kristin Scott Thomas) who gave me a big laugh only by raising her voice briefly !The comedy doesn't stop in this movie, from amusing characters and ironic situations, to well-done slapstick and good lines. The directing was lively. The camera has an adrenaline rush, and the cast acts in a bubbly sense. It's hard to ignore the lovely cartoonish spirit of the whole thing. The atmosphere reminded me with the 1960s comedies, with colorful sets, flashy costumes, and a perky blonde who suffers in work and love (kind of crazy Doris Day, yet for the 2010s). And I adored the image's colors; they were perfectly fascinating, rather sexy. It joins movies like Sky High (2005) in my list for the most sexily-colored movies I have ever watched lately. So, generally, wonderful is what it is. But meaty is what it isn't ! The main problem of this movie, and it's a huge problem, is its script. Among the hilarity it cleverly made, it forgot its serious side. Therefore the tragedy of that shopaholic was all along blur. And the message behind it couldn't be reached rightly. For instance, I didn't accurately catch on why the lead refused the opportunity of working in the high-profile magazine near the end? I ascribe that to the fact that the script's seriousness was badly diluted, or – at least – overshadowed by style and humor. And when you find yourself wondering why she turned into shopaholic in the first place? Then, you'll discover that this script didn't ask itself the right questions since the start.The pace was flagrantly an accomplice. True it runs in a cartoonish manner, which is in harmony and desirable, but that was against the story's own good sometimes ! At one point, the heroine switches 2 of her letters which might cause a disaster, and at another she gets out all the troubles unharmed. Well, to be frank with you, I didn't get this or that fully, and I'm not by any mean a green viewer ! Thus, that supersonic pace made some matters unclear or quicker than understanding, so how about that in a movie that summarized its seriousness earlier as well ?! It's clear that this vivid comedy was too hasty to make a solid substance (even the 2 leads' kisses were abbreviated, as if the movie has no time for anything !).While (Confessions of a Shopaholic) is another formulaic Hollywood rom-com, it has a new lead actress, and a sort of a new lead character, with some message about important subject like the consumption craze, but alas, it ends up as a speedy and short roller-coaster in a world of comedy and fashion, without much to think about. All in all, it's a good deal of laughs, colors but not thoughts, which's sadly deficient under a title like that.

pineapplebluegirl The Movie "Confession of the shopaholic" is a romantic comedy film based on the series of novels shopaholic written by Sophie Kinsella. "Confession of the shopaholic" is about a young woman Rebecca Bloomwood who has a shopping addict and lives with her best friend Suze. Rebecca is deep in debt due to her increase shopping habits. On her way to an interview to her dream job at Alette a fashion magazine, she buys a green scarf, when with all her credit cards declined; she borrows $20 from a guy after claiming the scarf was for her sick aunt. Arriving at the job interview at Alette Rebecca discovers the job position has already been filled, however a position is open at another magazine Successful Savings which could lead to a job position at Alette in the future. She soon meets the guy who gives her the $20 Luke Brandon also the editor of Successful Savings, Rebecca attempts to hide the scarf however is who discovered. Rebecca starts to write columns about managing money as debt collector tries to get Rebecca to pay back; Rebecca tells her boss that he is a stalker, until she is discovered and the truth is told to the entire public on nation TV. Rebecca attempts to pay back her debt by selling all her designer clothes including her famous green scarf after losing her job. Rebecca is finally able to pay back her debt and meets Luke again when he finally reveals that the person who brought her green scarf was his agent. Luke and Rebecca become romantically involved and Luke starts his own business, Brandon Communications. Confession of the shopaholic is a funny and romantic movie showing the addiction to shopping due to a past childhood experience. Confession of the shopaholic is for all ages and a great way to past the time. It was also exciting and cheerful.