Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Metascore
38 out of 100

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4.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 54 Ratings

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  • Starring: Hugh Dancy, Isla Fisher, Krysten Ritter
  • Summary: In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping—a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door—until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnismnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. As her dreams are finally coming true, she goes to ever more hilarious and extreme efforts to keep her past from ruining her future. (Touchstone Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 30
  3. Negative: 16 out of 30
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    Breathless and petite yet powerfully in-your-face, Fisher combines dizzy femininity and no-nonsense verve in the manner of a classic screwball heroine. She's like Carole Lombard reborn as a tiny angel-faced dynamo.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Athima Chansanchai
    75
    If cheesy, feel-good riches-to-reason romantic comedies are yours, this is your fix. It's a harmless indulgence that, like shopping, may make you feel good for the short term, but later you'll need more.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    58
    The degree to which Shopaholic actually works is a testament to the looks, charm, and comedic chops of Fisher, who stole "Wedding Crashers" and has a gift for slapstick that places her somewhere between Téa Leoni and Lucille Ball in the pantheon of foxy redheaded physical comediennes.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    38
    A thin, largely unfunny comedy that marries lazy filmmaking with bad timing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 12 out of 26
  1. ilovekelly75
    10
    It's not bad. You have to know what to expect. It's simply a cute movie. You just have to know that, and you'll be fine with it. It's the kind of movie I'd recommend for a rent, or to watch when it comes on tv. Will you be moved to tears or bust out of your chair laughing? Probably not, but if you just want to watch something easy, that you can just sit down and enjoy, this is a good one.… Expand
  2. CharlesB.
    7
    I am incredibly amazed that I didn't absolutely hate this.
  3. ChadS.
    4
    Whereas Hal Ashby's "Being There" satirized the anaesthetizing effects that television had on the baby-boomer generation, "Confessions of a Shopaholic" possesses a likeminded intention to lampoon the masses, but this time, the media form that the film attacks is the Internet, and its ancillary users, "The Y Generation"(also known as The Net Generation). In "Being There", Chance(Peter Sellers), a gardener with the intelligence of a peanut, convinces people that he's a brilliant economist. Rebecca Bloomwood(Isla Fischer) echoes the mentally-impaired gardener when a line like, "Risky investment is like a pair of platinum boots," is confused for wisdom. The antecedent for this quote was: "As long as the roots are not severed, all is well. And all will be well in the garden," delivered by Chance to great acclaim. Needless to say, the garden is not a metaphor; he's speaking plaintively. Part of the reason as to why Luke(Hugh Dancy) hires Rebecca is biological, but once she's on the staff, the editor explains his plans for her, advising the fashionista to speak in a language that people can understand; in laywoman's terms. In other words: dumb it down. Blogs, with its inclination towards lower word counts and uninformed opinions(not Susan M.'s), has been blamed for a retarding of people's ability to read longer articles, not to mention, books. Since Rebecca apparently knows very little about finance, she's in essence, a blogger, who has infiltrated the publishing industry. Hence, the satire, in an otherwise dreary picture about an absolutely ghastly woman.… Expand
  4. kb
    3
    The main actor did a decent job with a lousy script and charisma-free supporting actors.

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