I've already forgotten the name of the protagonist of Shopaholic played by Isla Fisher. I skipped it in theaters but promised myself I'd watch this woulda-been-funnier-in-2006 consumerist comedy if only to marvel at its advanced aging. The movie isn't horrible by any stretch, but I couldn't bring myself to find any of the Girl in the Green Scarf's pathological lies and betrayals even mildly humorous.
Isla Fisher is more talented than this movie
My intermittent reprieve from the "heroine" I had no pity for at all was the clutch of scenes featuring The Girl's savings-minded parents, played by Joan Cusack and John Goodman. The mere presence of Kristin Scott-Thomas prevented me from shutting the thing off at any point. Hugh Dancy is charming enough, as he was in Ella Enchanted, but similarly, he doesn't get much depth or complexity to show off with.
The Bloopers are pretty good, as are the Deleted Scenes. Blu-ray exclusives include a Behind-the-Scenes featurette that spends more time on costume design than I ever thought I would ever put up with. Considering the subject of the movie, I suppose it makes sense, but I kept drifting. There are also a couple Blu-exclusive music videos I didn't watch featuring singers I've never heard of. A Digital Copy is provided with the Blu-ray so that you can selectively learn portions of life lessons on the go.
All right, I'll admit it: I actually enjoyed the movie here and there, if only to watch the self-centered idiot girl suffer. The problem for me came with the ending which SPOILER ALERT teaches her nothing because she ends up with Rich N. Dreamy McEnglishpants and moves up in income and occupation. There's no definitive evidence of change, just a brief indication she now understands she did a lot wrong. If the goal was to provide some sense of closure, why didn't we see her come close to falling off the wagon and resist temptation? We get that in movies about alcoholics, for their good or ill. Wait a minute, did I just ask for contrived, comprehensive, and completely unrealistic closure? Why the hell did I watch this?