Yes...I Googled.

I had posted this on our family blog, but as a friend so rightly pointed out...it really made more sense here.

Last night I dragged some coworkers/friends to dinner and to see Confessions of a Shopaholic. I'd been seeing the commercials and it looked cute. It's been a while since I saw a movie in the theater, (I'm thinking, pre-Kyle?!)and I thought to myself, by golly, I should go to a movie!

The movie was actually funnier than I thought it would be. Isla Fischer does some pretty good physical comedy, in addition to acting like a silly, but sweet, girl who loves to shop and only dreams to work at the most popular fashion magazine. The colors, clothes and accessories in the movie were all over-the-top bright and cheerful, but that really illustrated the "Rebecca Bloomwood" character. I was surprised that Hugh Dancy's character, the male love interest, was more than just the token cute male. He was kind of scruffy, hard on her and also changing due to realizations from Rebecca's character. It was nice to see him evolve too, as too many romantic-comedy men are static hunky types that don't have much going on inside. John Goodman and Joan Cusack were hilarious as Rebecca's parents. Joan Cusack, I think, can't help but be hilarious in anything she's in.

Another tactic the movie used was these moving mannequins that motioned and cajoled Rebecca into stores from shop windows. They were totally imagined on her part, but really talked her into her purchases. That kind of fantasy element is not something you see in a standard romantic comedy, as they were the faceless black/white lacquer type of mannequins. It was surprising, but another fun element. The movie really delved into the mindset of the compulsive shopper, and for someone who's never had that compulsion, it was an interesting trip to take!

I've never read the book by Sophie Kinsella, but I am going to now so I can compare!