Confessions of a Shopaholic
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: February 6, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
9
Negative:
16
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58
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The degree to which Shopaholic actually works is a testament to the looks, charm, and comedic chops of Fisher, who stole "Wedding Crashers" and has a gift for slapstick that places her somewhere between Téa Leoni and Lucille Ball in the pantheon of foxy redheaded physical comediennes. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
As a young lady who can't say no to a beautiful dress or accessory, Isla Fisher is not to be denied, and her irrepressible comic personality overcomes a number of the film's impediments. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The film's recycled nature is most evident in director P.J. Hogan's attempt to marry the farcical hijinks of an "I Love Lucy" episode to an addiction scenario that would not be out of place in "The Lost Weekend." Read full review
50
Washington PostJohn Anderson
Rebecca may owe everybody for everything, but Fisher definitely owns the movie. She is the only one outside of Ritter who gives a bona fide performance. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Confessions is no more than a painless time-waster. But the beguiling Fisher is well worth the investment. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesBetsy Sharkey
Though you might wonder whether there's room in a movie marketplace that already feels overstocked with romantic comedies, Confessions of a Shopaholic arrives fashionably late and dressed to kill. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
The problem nipping at the designer heels of Confessions is not the state of the economy but, rather, the film's predictability. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
It's not the retro attitudes in "Confessions" that bother me (at least not much). It's the lack of laughs. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
There are some mildly amusing turns from costars like Kristin Scott Thomas, playing an icy editor, and Robert Stanton, as her frustrated debt collector. Read full review
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