ghcheese John Goodman and Joan Cusak. Really. When have they ever been in a bad movie. They played second fiddle but they were perfectly wonderful. Isla Fisher was beautiful and funny all at the same time. And this Hugh Dansey. Never heard of this guy before but he was like a young Hugh Grant who I don't care what anyone says, is hilarious. Of course the young and the stupid gave this a bad rating. That is because the only comedy they understand is someone who is dumb. Dumb and Dumber. This is smart comedy with a flare. Good family fun. Just make sure there are some onions around to blame for the tears toward the end.

Python Hyena Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009): Dir: P.J. Hogan / Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, John Goodman, Joan Cusack, Krysten Ritter: Good theme wound around formula and corny storytelling. It regards truth as Isla Fisher must come to terms with her extensive shopping habits. She aims to work for a high profile magazine where she awkwardly gives advice about saving. Directed by P.J. Hogan with great visual flair. He previously made a live version of Peter Pan as well as the hilarious My Best Friends Wedding. Fisher is only casting that pulls through due to her enthusiasm. She plays someone with whom female viewers may relate plus she turns her addiction into a turnaround. We know that she will succeed but being predictable is the least of the film's problems. Hugh Dancy is standard issue as an editor who will obviously end up with Fisher. John Goodman and Joan Cusack are wasted as Fisher's parents who basically appear to fire off the odd one-liner and nothing more. Krysten Ritter plays Fisher's best friend and that is about the extent of her wasted appearance. Great idea for a comedy where shopping becomes a story point and the stores themselves provide certain character that the screenplay is unfortunately lacking. Strong lesson regarding spending and materialism but unfortunately spending wasn't done wisely on the choice of screenwriter. Score: 4 ½ / 10

lisafordeay Isla Fisher plays Becky Bloomwood a young woman who is obsessed with shopping. She loves it so much she ends up in debt and has to get a job. So she ends up taking a position for a handsome man called Luke played by Hugh Dancy not knowing to him that there is a man after Becky for humiliating her because of her addiction of shopping. From there the two start to like each other even if there is a bit of competition from Lesile Bibbs character who also has a thing for Luke.Overall the film is plain stupid especially with the models coming alive and wanting Becky to buy a green scarf.If you love a bit of silliness than check it out. Keep an eye out for Wendy Maliack from Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 and The Emperors New Groove who plays a woman who wants Becky to stop being an addict over shopping.2/10

Cindy Yaman This is the most under-rated rom-com in the history of cinema! All the more surprising given the sparkling script and a superb supporting cast (especially the mannequins).The director deftly steered the audience to cheer the heroine all the way to the tills. It helps that Isla Fisher has such expressive naivety and impeccable comic timing. Her internal dialogues reflect the lies we tell ourselves, when we become totally "consumed" by our very own grand obsession.Whether we are shopaholics, chocoholics, or plain old alcoholics, the endorphins are released in exactly the same way. And the guilt trip afterwards slowly eats away at our self-esteem, and the drug treadmill cries out for another "high" to compensate. Of course, in calmer moments of sanity, we solemnly swear true repentance. Ultimately, our heroine's attempts at 'redemption' reflects the human fragility of impulsively doing the opposite of the promises we make to ourselves.Hugh Dancy charms us with his take on life: "Cost and worth are very different things". And I must confess that I am a movie-holic, but this film has definitely worth been watching (again).