Thursday, February 19, 2009

‘Shopaholic’ shenanigans

Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) becomes a practical, relatable financial advice columnist with a career-destroying secret in the formulaic but funny “Confessions of a Shopaholic.” It follows a typical rom-com formula, in that shop-till-you-drop Rebecca’s adventure involves lies and happy accidents that impossibly lead to all kinds of success, even the discovery of the man of her dreams. Sure enough, she’ll be exposed inevitably, but the script is quite witty and enjoyable--and Fisher is perky and pleasing as the fibbing protagonist--that you don’t mind its predictability too much.

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