Personal Shopper

IFC Films | Release Date: March 10, 2017

6.5	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 112 Ratings

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GreatMartinMar 28, 2017

I went to see “Personal Shopper” for one reason only and that was to catch up with the critics who have been raving about Kristen Stewart’s performances in her independent films. I believe I saw her in one of the “Twilight” movies and I wasI went to see “Personal Shopper” for one reason only and that was to catch up with the critics who have been raving about Kristen Stewart’s performances in her independent films. I believe I saw her in one of the “Twilight” movies and I was impressed with her performance in “Still Alice” but I had to go to Wikipedia to see what other movies she had been in and they listed 2 movies I had seen, “Panic” and “Café Society” only vaguely remembering her in the latter.

The title of the film is Maureen’s (Stewart) job description for a celebrity Kyra (Nora von Waldstatten) who can’t go out without being mobbed. Maureen believes she has paranormal powers as a medium as did her twin brother Lewis who died from a condition that could also affect her eventually. The twins made a deal that whoever died first would send a ‘sign’ from ‘the otherside’.

We meet others along the way from Kyra’s lover of 2 years, Lewis’s widow, Maureen’s boyfriend and others but none have almost as much screen time as her iPhone except, possibly, the various laptop computers which are all around.

Kristen Stewart dominates the movie whether texting, traveling on trains between Paris and London or motoring around Paris on her Peugeot scooter, being topless for one reason or another and trying to communicate with her brother or being pursued by a mysterious stranger, possibly from ‘beyond’ in that iPhone.

Stewart’s face implies more than her words and she easily makes her character believable but I am on the fence regarding her appeal as an actress which in this case may be due, partially, to her director Olivier Assayas. In their first picture together, “Clouds of Sils Maria”, he and the cast received rave reviews and Stewart was the first American to win the French’s Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress but I don’t see his touch here. In fact, a few scenes that should have had the audience jumping out of their seats, gets very little reaction. Neither does he, or the sound editor, do their job when it comes to the French subtitles or level of some English lines important to the film.

“Personal Shopper” did get me interested in Kristen Stewart but at this point not enough to make me go see her future films if there are other films in theatres at the same time that I would like to see for one reason or another.… Expand

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TVJerryMar 24, 2017

Kristen Stewart lives in Paris, where she works a famous woman picking up her designer clothes, but it's not an especially glamorous gig. Meanwhile, she's a medium waiting for a sign from her recently deceased twin brother. Since this wasKristen Stewart lives in Paris, where she works a famous woman picking up her designer clothes, but it's not an especially glamorous gig. Meanwhile, she's a medium waiting for a sign from her recently deceased twin brother. Since this was made by French director Olivier Assayas, (who cast Stewart to play the personal assistant to Juliette Binoche in "Clouds of Sils Maria") you can expect a slow, observational style that lets scenes play out without much emotion. Stewart rides thru the role with little expression, while the supernatural element only serves to complicate matters in this fragmented screenplay. Some mysterious events added a bit of apprehension and hope for some spooks. Unfortunately, after it was over, I had no idea what had happened or why we were supposed to care.… Expand

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LeZeeAug 10, 2017

Texting, shopping and Ghosting!

This film was different. My bad, I did not quite get the title at first. I misunderstood it. I thought it was like a Shopaholic theme, a person with a shopping addiction. Then what I saw was different, andTexting, shopping and Ghosting!

This film was different. My bad, I did not quite get the title at first. I misunderstood it. I thought it was like a Shopaholic theme, a person with a shopping addiction. Then what I saw was different, and somewhere in the narration it explains what the title meant.

The real challenge watching it is the slow moving storyline. Dull and silent on most of the parts. But the mix of fantasy, like supernatural and regular drama brings interesting fact us to stay with it. Though the most of the film was about texting and shopping. I even thought does it any way connected to Stewart's previous film 'Clouds of Sils Maria'. Because there's something where both the films syncs with.

Despite being a bit boring film, Kristen Stewart is the reason it is watchable. Her performance was good, but again the mystery about the unexplainable things holds us as well. Definitely a watchable film, but not an entertaining film that you are looking for on a weekend. I'm not sure who is the target audience, but surely less people will think it is a fine film. So I hope you choose it carefully.

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runner100Apr 24, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Grief may be hard to deal with, we all get that far, and even though Kristen Stewart´s character believes in ghosts, you know Assayas doesn´t, and he´s honest enough not to hide any clues. So all you are left with is the charmed humdrum of wealth and the sophistication of upper middle-class bohemian life, that and a few elipses and moments that make you wish there were more to this than there actually is. Oh yes, Kristen Stewart is very fine, but she´s not Ingrid Bergman, not yet, is she?… Expand

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WhiskeyStoriesFeb 10, 2018

I hate to jump on the bandwagon of hate for this movie (or any film in general), but Personal Shopper just plainly felt like a hack job by Oliver Assayas. It's described that the script for the film came from a failed American production,I hate to jump on the bandwagon of hate for this movie (or any film in general), but Personal Shopper just plainly felt like a hack job by Oliver Assayas. It's described that the script for the film came from a failed American production, which makes sense, because it felt like the director was trying to salvage the remnants of an original idea expanding it with additional material. The result is a cobbled together mess that's not really about anything. Other than it feeling phony, the production, acting and directing is solid, though I hated the editing, the constant fade-outs really got on my nerves. Personal Shopper is far from terrible, it's mildly engaging and I did not hate it, my biggest issue is that it is a sham that for some reason made it on to the Criterion collection.… Expand

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geewahJan 5, 2021

Dull. A movie that had so much potential but in the end is an empty, boring suspense/mystery.

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