Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
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Reviews Counted:151
Fresh:34
Rotten:117
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: This middling romantic comedy underutilizes a talented cast and delivers muddled messages on materialism and conspicuous consumption.
Theatrical Release:20-02-2009
Synopsis: Based on a pair of effervescent novels by Sophie Kinsella, CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC is a light and bubbly confection that should appeal to those who can identify with its heroine's passion.... [More]
Reviews for Confessions of a Shopaholic
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Fisher is a likeable star with a knack for slapstick. Full Review |
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This is a film that wants to have its cake and eat it, or mock its frock and wear it. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The irrepressible Fisher sails through all the slapstick and shrillness and remains very likeable but the manic Confessions Of A Shopaholic does her no favours. Full Review |
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3/5 |
It’s hardly suspenseful stuff, but the sassy New-York-shopper angle should keep Sex And The City fans happy without patronising them quite so cynically. Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's by-the-numbers stuff, but all so silly and goofy you can't take offence. Full Review |
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2/5 |
A man's man would certainly emit quite a few low, heartfelt growls were he forced to sit through the entirety of Confessions Of A Shopaholic, a shrill, garish knock-off of Sex And The City. Full Review |
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2/5 |
If you are strapped for cash, wait until this one turns up in the DVD bargain bin. Full Review |
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1/5 |
This sickening ode to consumerist greed comes just in time for the recession. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Slick and polished, the rest is by-the-numbers schmaltz, offset only by the adorable presence of Ms Fisher. Full Review |
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1/5 |
The film hypocritically fetishises until it half-heartedly tells us that such rampant consumerism is bad. Full Review |
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3/6 |
If you want gritty realism, see an arthouse movie. Or shop in a pound store. As journalist Rebecca, Isla Fisher is silly and adorable – just like this adaptation of Sophie Kinsella’s novel. Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's a shame eBay didn't get their hand in here, but then that would have spoiled almost two hours of light-hearted anti-capitalist sentiment from the producer of Top Gun. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The tone of the film, directed by P. J. Hogan, is frothy and frivolous; the plot is glaringly predictable. Full Review |
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1/5 |
This excruciatingly bad attempt at a breezy romcom is an ill-conceived, dreadfully executed mess. Totally bereft of laughs, drama and chemistry between the leads, the movie is so nausea-inducing that it belongs in a sub genre of its own - the vomcom. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Shopaholic is a pleasingly addictive treat. Happily, it’s one that won’t max out your credit card.
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2/5 |
The conclusion is almost as predictable as the Harrods sale…even if you feel you’ve not quite got your money’s worth. Not so much top draw as bargain basement. Full Review |
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3/5 |
More Topshop than Top Gun, this Bruckheimer effort sees Fisher finally make good on her Wedding Crashers promise in a film that manages to be both a frothy romcom and a cautionary tale on the perils of plastic splurgery. Full Review |
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4/5 |
This rival to the other chick flick of the moment, He's Just Not That Into You, is a fabulously frothy and fun fashion film. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The whole thing is a piece of romantic codswallop that relies on the ordinary but feisty charm of Fisher. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Confessions of a Shopaholic is a disappointing romcom that fails to push any of the required emotional buttons, thanks to a sloppy, unfocussed script and a central character who's impossible to care about. Full Review |
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