Confessions Of A Shopaholic

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Confessions of a Shopaholic

Confessions of the Shopaholic are an adaptation of 2009 American film of series of Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella novels. Directed by PJ Hogan, film stars Isla Fisher as journalist addicted to shopping and Hugh Dancy as its chief.

Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) is the shopaholic who lives with her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter). She works as the journalist for the gardening magazine, but dreams of joining fashionable magazine Alette. On way to an interview with Alette, buy the green scarf. Your credit card is rejected, so Rebecca is the hot dog stand and offered to buy all hot dogs if seller gives change back in cash, saying that handkerchief is the gift for his sick aunt. Hot dog vendor refuses, but the man offers you $ 20. When Rebecca comes to interview, she said situation has been filled. However, receptionist says there is an open position with magazine's success Savings. Rebecca interviews with Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy), successful editor Savings and man who only gave $ 20. She hides her scarf out of his office, but Lucas assistant enters office and gives back to her. Rebecca knows game gets up and leaves.

That night, drunk, she and writing letters to Alette Suze and successful economy, but it mails each for wrong magazine. Luke likes letter referred to send Alette and contract. Instead of completing an assignment for the new column, Rebecca is the clothing sales. While the layer inspection, you realize that is not 100% cashmere, which gives an idea of column, which is an immediate success.

Filming took place in New York, Connecticut and Florida, between February and May 2008. To change ending to be more sympathetic to public in times of recession, re-shoots took place in New York on December 4 and 8, 2008.

Production of film also includes creation of the group of stores imitation luxury brand at base of Hearst Tower. Were present for brands such as Valentino, Anna Sui, Alberta Ferretti and Catherine Malandrino. Several of suits were of haute couture collection by French designer Gilles Montezin.

Confessions of the Shopaholic have received generally negative reviews. By March 6, 2009, film has an average score of 38, based on 30 reviews web site Metacritic, which assigns the normalized rating out of 100 to reviews of mainstream press. At Rotten Tomatoes film has the rating of 23% based on 113 reviews of consensus "This mediocre romantic comedy underutilized the talented cast and sends mixed messages about materialism and conspicuous consumption?"

Isla Fisher performance generated rave reviews and was nominated for choice movie actress: Comedy at Teen Choice Awards 2009, but lost to Anne Hathaway Bride Wars. film itself was also nominated for Choice Movie: Romance, but lost to Twilight.

In its first weekend without President's Day, film opened # 4 Taken back, He's Just Not That Into You, and Friday, 13 grossing $ 15,054,000 in 2,507 theaters with an average of $ 6,005 . As May 22, 2009, film grossed $ 44,277,350 in domestic box office, while its worldwide ...
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