Release Date:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
The Skinny: Based on a Cosmo charticle posing as a novel, Shopaholic stars Isla Fisher as a Manhattanite living way above her means. Oh, not because of the economic crisis or her inability to make a livable wage due to her deficient education—she just can't resist a sale! Ready to join her on her wacky misadventures?
The Good: Fisher is adorable, but we wish director Hogan didn't feel the need to have every single line of dialogue, regardless of who's speaking, SHOUTED AT TOP VOLUME. Oh, and if Fisher had a real person to play, the movie might be more enjoyable.
The Bad: Shopaholic exists in a world where crippling debt is cute, magazine editors live a glamorous lifestyle of non-stop black tie events, and corporate publishing giants start new magazine titles on a whim. In other words, this is slightly below Hogwarts on the scale of believability. Also, check out the official site: It's a BlueFly.com link. So a movie about a moron who can't handle her money is encouraging other morons to mishandle their money. Any wonder our country is collapsing? But, hey, the movie might have managed to salvage something if it were a fraction as funny as it thinks it is.
DN-Nay: In what kind of twisted genetic lab does the mating of John Goodman and Joan Cusack produce Isla Fisher? We have a feeling the actual offspring would resemble Steve Buscemi. Regardless of sex.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Know how we sometimes suggest chick flicks you can tolerate? This is not one of those.
The Skinny: Based on a Cosmo charticle posing as a novel, Shopaholic stars Isla Fisher as a Manhattanite living way above her means. Oh, not because of the economic crisis or her inability to make a livable wage due to her deficient education—she just can't resist a sale! Ready to join her on her wacky misadventures?
The Good: Fisher is adorable, but we wish director Hogan didn't feel the need to have every single line of dialogue, regardless of who's speaking, SHOUTED AT TOP VOLUME. Oh, and if Fisher had a real person to play, the movie might be more enjoyable.
The Bad: Shopaholic exists in a world where crippling debt is cute, magazine editors live a glamorous lifestyle of non-stop black tie events, and corporate publishing giants start new magazine titles on a whim. In other words, this is slightly below Hogwarts on the scale of believability. Also, check out the official site: It's a BlueFly.com link. So a movie about a moron who can't handle her money is encouraging other morons to mishandle their money. Any wonder our country is collapsing? But, hey, the movie might have managed to salvage something if it were a fraction as funny as it thinks it is.
DN-Nay: In what kind of twisted genetic lab does the mating of John Goodman and Joan Cusack produce Isla Fisher? We have a feeling the actual offspring would resemble Steve Buscemi. Regardless of sex.
Theater, DVD, or TNT in Five Years? Know how we sometimes suggest chick flicks you can tolerate? This is not one of those.