Director: P.J. Hogan
Year: 2009
Stars: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas
Now this is more like it. If only The Accidental Husband had taken some of what Confessions of a Shopaholic is on. Still a romantic comedy, but the emphasis here is on comedy as much as romance. And even the shopaholic (thankfully, especially the shopaholic considering she is most definitely the main character) is properly likable. Totally kooky and an obsessive shopaholic, but still very likable - even when she does stupid things.
If you haven't guessed, Confessions of a Shopaholic is all about well, a shopaholic. Rebecca Bloomwood spends a large proportion of the film failing not to spend any money. Of course, this is Hollywood, where greed is bad (at least in the movies, if not when making them), so she suffers for it. And because this is Hollywood things work out OK in the end, but you knew that right? At least it's two hours of fun to get there.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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