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CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC

"Charming Comedy About Facing Up to Truth"

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CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC stars Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomwood, a young journalist in Manhattan who can’t stop shopping and using her credit cards. Rebecca accidentally gets a job writing an informal business column for a business magazine and its young editor, Luke. She writes the column under a pseudonym, because she’s afraid she’ll get fired if Luke finds out she can’t manage her own finances. One creditor is trying to track Rebecca down. A series of compulsive lies gets her out of trouble, but it’s only a matter of time before Luke finds out. Rebecca’s problem is further complicated by the fact that she and Luke are falling in love.

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC has several hilarious scenes. Isla Fisher does a great job as Rebecca. You want her to succeed, despite her shopping addiction and lying to cover it up. The good news is that the truth does come out, and Rebecca changes her ways, with the help of a recovery group. There is only one visual reference to God, however. The movie also has plenty of mostly light foul language. And, it is implied that Rebecca’s roommate is sleeping with her fiancé.

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(BB, C, Pa, LL, V, S, N, AA, MM) Strong moral worldview with a redemptive premise where the conflicted heroine learns to change her ways, including one visual thank you to God and a bride walks down the aisle in a church for her wedding, with some pagan elements such as heroine is addicted to shopping and buying things on credit; five obscenities and 16 light profanities; some light comic violence includes two women shoppers struggling and fighting over an item, woman slaps man, two pratfalls, and some food accidents; no sex scenes, but some kissing, woman jokes that her rival was a former prostitute, and heroine talks to her female roommate who’s lying under the covers with her fiancé; large photo on a billboard of a male model without his shirt and some female cleavage; alcohol use and two scenes with drunkenness; no smoking; and, lots of lying and heroine lies to avoid creditors.

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CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC is a sometimes hilarious, warm and charming comedy about a young woman addicted to credit cards who just can’t say no to a sale.

Based on the novels by Sophie Kinsela, the movie stars Isla Fisher as Rebecca Bloomwood, a young journalist in Manhattan who is running up credit card bills because she can’t stop buying things. Rebecca is dying to write for Alette, who runs Rebecca’s favorite fashion magazine. She gets there too late for one job with Alette, but the male receptionist tells her about a job opening at another of the company’s magazines, Successful Savings, a business publication. If she gets a job there, he says, she may work herself up the ladder to her dream job.

The young editor of the business magazine, Luke Brandon, turns out to be the young executive who gave her some money to buy a green scarf earlier that day. She had to lie to him about the scarf being for her dying aunt, however. The interview doesn’t go well. Rebecca tries to drown her sorrows with her roommate and best friend, Suze. Suze encourages her to write a nasty letter to Luke and send a column for Alette to get her attention. They mix up the two, however.

In one of several very funny scenes, Rebecca manages to retrieve the nasty letter before Alette opens it. To her surprise, Luke loves Rebecca’s take on fashion and wants to hire her as a regular columnist. Rebecca is afraid, however, that her credit card history will get her fired. She convinces Luke to let her use a pseudonym for the column. He comes up with the idea to label her as “The Girl in the Green Scarf.”

To everyone’s surprise, Rebecca’s use of her own experiences to describe business becomes extremely popular. Her writing even gets the attention of Alette. One of her creditors is trying to track her down, however. A series of white lies gets her out of trouble with Luke, but it’s only a matter of time before he finds out that she can’t manage her own finances. Her problem is further complicated by the fact that she and Luke are falling in love.

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC has several hilarious scenes. Isla Fisher does a great job of bringing Rebecca to life. You want her to succeed, despite her shopping addiction and lying to cover it up. The good news is that the truth does come out, Rebecca changes her ways and, in doing so, convinces Luke to start his own magazine

The movie makes it clear that the heroine’s materialistic shopping addiction and lying are wrong. They eventually catch up with her, and she has to change, with the help of a recovery group. There is only one visual reference to God, however. The movie also has plenty of mostly light foul language. Finally, there is one scene where Rebecca goes into her roommate’s bedroom to talk with her and the roommate is shown lying under the covers with her fiancé.

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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.

What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.

You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.

Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.