Confessions Of A Shopaholic (2009) is a P.J. Hogan-directed comedy/romance about Rebecca (Isla Fisher), a college graduate who lands a job as a financial journalist. Rebecca’s job requires that she provide financial advice to others. The only thing is, she doesn’t quite have her own finances together.

Being in the mood for an ‘easy viewing’ movie experience that doesn’t ask too much of me, that’s a key reason I watched Confessions Of A Shopaholic. It’s certainly not the best romantic comedy out there. Yet it has some charm.

My favourite moment in Hogan’s film features John Goodman. Particularly when his character is seen dancing, and it’s the punch line for one of the jokes in the movie. I also quite enjoyed Kristen Scott Thomas’s character as the Editor-in-Chief of a fashion magazine. 

As for the fashion, there is a certain purple frilly top/dress seen towards the end of the movie that I liked. However, something tells me that, had I also fallen in love with more of the clothes featured, perhaps the whole film experience would be that little bit more memorable. Instead, it was more like a mixture of scenarios that brought to mind similar situations that I’d already enjoyed watching in other movies. 

Whether you’re a shopaholic or not, there’s probably a little something to appreciate in Hogan’s film. Even if that thing is the general existence of movies that don’t ask too much of you.

Watch it if you’re curious.

Happy Film Loving,

G