But for a
film that is largely a salute to maxing the hell out of your credit
cards, this manages to walk a fine line between the typical Hollywood
moralising and the slightly more flexible attitude to having fun people
in the real world.
Put another way, usually Hollywood
movies that are about something that is fun but bad for you (drinking,
sex, racking up huge credit card debt) and go out of their way to make
sure everything wraps up in such a way that we all know that "FUN IS
BAD�".
But this film, which in every other respect is your
traditional "girl in the big city" rom-com (right down to having
Fisher's boss / love interest be a stammering Brit) plays it a little
smarter than that.
Sure, the plot (such as it is) is
mostly driven by the huge credit card debt racked up by our heroine and
her frantic efforts to avoid the debt collectors, especially as being
revealed as a shopaholic would no doubt get her fired from her new job
as a quirky financial writer.
But the film itself is
careful to keep the lines blurry: being in debt is bad, buying stuff
you like (if you can afford it) is cool.
Or, if thinking
about the way Hollywood wants to keep us all happy consumers while
making sure every movie comes with a moral message sounds boring, you
could just enjoy Isla's always fun ditzy act.
Either way, this is a cut above the usual bargain basement offerings on the romantic comedy aisle. DVD Special Features with Sean Lynch
Not a great deal on offer here, but that always seems to be the case
with female orientated rom-coms. Included is a bunch of Deleted Scenes,
a surprisingly fun "Bloopers Of A Shopaholic" piece (which proves why
Sacha Baron Cohen has decided to shack up with Fisher) plus "Stuck With Each Other" Music Video By Shontelle Featuring Akon.
Because if there is one thing we all need... it's more Akon... sarcasm implied.
Conclusion:
Movie 80% Extras: 55%
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