Confessions of a Shopaholic -2009

"Based on Sophie Kinsella's fluffier-than-air novels, Confessions of a Shopaholic may have been shot before the economic crisis, but as the cautionary tale of one girl's protracted shopping meltdown, it's actually quite timely." - EW.com by Owen Gleiberman.

Synopsis - Based on the books "Confessions of a Shopaholic" and "Shopaholic Takes Manhattan" by Sophie Kinsella. Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) is a 25 year old who lives with her best friend Suze (Krysten Ritter) in Suze's flat (paying her friend rent that is well below market value), in a trendy part of town. Rebecca has a very boring job writing for a financial magazine. She has a shopping addiction and her crap job doesn't pay enough. Her bills are piling up, so she tries cutting back (complete fiasco), then she tries making more money (another fiasco). Eventually, Becky discovers a story that she is truly invested in. Exposing the story gets the attention of a colleague that she hasn't quite figured out yet. Some drama ensues as she snags the guy, and she attempts to pay off her ever-growing debt. (The Internet Movie Database)

This is the typical movie to watch in a girls night. I had a morning/afternoon with my BFF and even though she had watched already. She made it clear it was of those movies that you don't mind watching it again. And she was right. Credit cards are really a big problem for some and this movie tells the story of Rebecca a New Yorker writer addicted to shopping. Besides her shopping addictions, she was a liar. That kind of person that has a way out of everything, always an amazing, last minute, new excuse. As any other addicted person, she has to fight against herself, against the bad habits and the thoughts that brought her to the situation where she found herself buried in. The movie discusses a major actual problem which is credit cards and organizing finances, in a fun way. Who never caught yourself in situations like those? Where you buy something for the attraction and advertisement that it had, because you saw a friend wearing or even because that special magazine had a full column about that master piece and how should we wear? We are used to buy things that we don’t need it, that’s natural of human being, most of the times for us is: what we want, not what we need. This is cultural and is not going to change anytime soon.

Of course things change when Rebecca loses everything, she finally realized what was important to her: her job, the man she loves and her friends, not that Prada shoes that would look so amazing with the bag she just bought. She gives up of everything to try a fresh start, she declines the dream job and she decides to sell all her wardrobe to pay her bills. In the end she gets the man she loves, a new job, new hobbies, new friends and of course the fabulous green scarf. A fun movie, with a great soundtrack, to make you think about organizing yourself and what is really important in your life. It’s cheesy, girly, but wonderful. To have your opinion, watch it!