1st impressions: i remember being the little girl forced to wear ugly clothes that were durable rather than fashionable... so this movie strikes a certain chord with me. i was mortified at having to shop at payless, mervyns, jc penny!!??! even as a 9 year old, i wanted pretty things and ONLY pretty things.
the Story - a sweet journalist who has a shopping addiction ironically lands a job writing for a magazine emphasizing on "successful savings." in spite of attending shopaholic meetings, constant support from her best friend, and escaping the clutches of a terribly miserable debt collector... she still manages to lose her career on national tv, lose the man she loves, and... finally learns to control herself and her addiction.
The Love Story: her love interest is Luke Brandon. her boss who is secretly family connected but wants to be successful on his own. he's just about as real and honest as most journalists should be. SPOILER ALERT, when Rebecca ends up selling everything she owns in an attempt to get rid of her bad habit, he hires not one but two bidders to buy the green scarf Rebecca purchases in the beginning of the movie-- which actually led her to meet Luke in the first place at a hot dog stand. Hugh Dancy who plays Luke is one of my top 10 foreign hotties. MMmmm....
Extras: Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomwood was excellent casting. Her fellow shopaholic meeting members were also hilarious and the choice of John Goodman & Joan Cusack as her pennysaving parents was both believable and endearing. My favorite line of the movie is in a scene where Rebecca reviews all her unopened bills while drinking tequilla. She falls to the floor in a clutter of late notices and says, "They said i was a valued customer, now they send me hate mail." Hee...
The VERDICT - Why i Enjoyed the Movie
because i AM a shopaholic. granted, i'm reformed now-- but i still understand the addiction. and sadly, i've had my share of hiding from evil debt collectors. i simply love the finer things in life. like rebecca, i feel a rush from buying something that i feel can personally define me. but in time, she and i both come to the conclusion that our personal relationships with the people in our lives can be the best accessory a girl can own. lastly, the whole idea of the "girl with the green scarf" brings back memories of brown and white stripes at Henri Bendel-- a store that i used to go to as a little girl to pretend i'd be beautiful and successful someday.
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