Confessions of a Shopaholic is a 2009 movie adaptation of the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. It is directed by P. J. Hogan and stars Isla Fisher as the central character, Rebecca Bloomwood, the shopaholic journalist.
Young Rebecca's mother buys her shoes that will last forever but aren't chic, while other girls get cute modish shoes. They laugh at her mundane shoes, and Rebecca feels unworthy. She sees a lady using a credit card and is mesmerized by them.
Now, Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher), living with her best friend Suze Cleath-Stuart (Krysten Ritter), has moved to Manhattan to get involved in the New York City magazine world. She has numerous credit cards, and a shopping addiction. She's a journalist for a gardening magazine but her wish is to join the fashion magazine "Alette". Unluckily, when Rebecca gets to her "Alette" interview the male receptionist informs her that the job has been filled by Alicia Billington. He suggests her to join another of several other magazines owned by the corporation, Dantay West and make her way up to "Alette" since the company likes to endorse from within. He tells her there are interviews being held at Successful Savings.
On the way to her second interview, she is diverted by a Denny & George sale, finally buying a green scarf. Her credit card is declined and sale items cannot be held so Rebecca races to the nearest hot dog stand offering to buy all the hot dogs if the vendor gives her back change in cash. Rebecca lies, saying it's a gift for her ill Aunt Ermintrude. Finally a man proposes her $20. When she interviews with Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy), the editor of Successful Saving, she realizes that he is the man who loaned her $20, she hides her scarf in a cubicle outside his office. The interview doesn't go well. Luke's assistant Hayley comes into the room and tells Rebecca that she dropped her scarf. Rebecca knows her game is up and leaves the interview.
Frustrated by her lack of triumph, she and Suze write down drunken letters to Alette and Successful Saving, but she posts each one to the wrong magazine. Yet, Luke Brandon hires her. Then, rather than completing a task, she goes to a clothing sale. When examining an high-priced cashmere coat, it gives her inspiration for her editorial, calling herself "the Girl in the Green Scarf". Impressed Luke invites her to a conference in Miami and an important ball. At a restaurant Alicia (Leslie Bibb), asks Luke to the ball, leaving Rebecca feeling sad. In Miami, Rebecca says her credit collector, Derek Smeath is actually her follower when he attempts to reach her throughout the picture.
Frustrated Rebecca join Shopaholics Anonymous. The class leader pushes her to sell all the costumes she just bought, including her maid of honor dress for Suze's wedding and a dress she bought for a TV show interview for her now famous columns as "The Girl in the Green Scarf". She proposes to buy back both dresses from the charity store she was forced to donate to, but can only afford one, and chooses the TV interview dress. During her live TV interview, Rebecca is openly ousted and accused of not paying her debts by Derek Smeath, and thus loses her job. Luke also breaks up with her after he finds out that she lied to him this whole time. Suze is also annoyed when she finds out that Rebecca sold her bridesmaid dress.Rebecca is then back at her parents apartment when Allette herself appears to offer her a position at the fashion magazine as a new journalist, writing about bargain sales. While this had been Rebecca's initial plan, she says that she'd be making another mistake by influencing women to keep shopping for costly garments. She rejects the proposal, and then decides to sell most of her wardrobe in an sale-style format to pay off her debts.
Rebecca sells all her costumes in the sale, but hesitates over the green scarf during the auction. A blond woman and a telephone bidder begin a bidding war over the scarf. The auction is a victory, making it possible for her to repay all of her debts. Rebecca then gives her payment to her credit collector Derek Smeath, paying it all in change by leaving hundreds of jars in his office. Rebecca then attends Suze's wedding, after reclaiming her bridesmaid dress from the homeless woman who had then gotten it from the charity shop. Suze forgives her and lets her be the maid of honor again. Rebecca and Luke meet again, and Luke returns the green scarf after revealing that he was the person behind both bidders at the auction. Rebecca ends up working for Luke's new magazine, writing her first column titled "Confessions of a Shopaholic".
It was released on 13th Feb '2009. The picture opened #4 behind Taken, He's Just Not That Into You, and Friday the 13th. On Rotten Tomatoes the picture holds a rating of 23%, based on 113 reviews. One can grab the original DVDs at the nearby shop or you can also watch free films online, which include file sharing sites, video distribution sites, and individual films of notability, directories, archives and guides to more sites where you can watch for open.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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