Confessions of a Shopaholic Insults Us With New Images

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on January 27, 2009

Earlier today I got an email from a PR contact (who I imagine might not be sending me things anymore) that was, perhaps, one of the most insulting emails I’ve ever gotten. Granted, it’s not his fault. It’s the movie he’s promoting.

I can understand the frustration that must have gripped the producers of Confessions of a Shopaholic when an economic turn-down struck their audience base the very same week they released trailers in major theaters. However, it takes a special kind of arrogance to wait only a few months before releasing a film about a girl who blows through credit cards irresponsibly and annoyingly falls for a guy because he “speaks Prada.”

What kind of response are they expecting besides indifference or irritation?

Real people are being laid off from work. White collar and blue collar jobs are being shredded by the thousands. Banks are being taken over by other banks. Ponzi-scheming asshole are getting their mansions toilet papered. Hell, studios are in economic trouble, cutting jobs and even losing projects because the capital isn’t there. Now, Jerry Bruckheimer is about to drop a giant techni-color reminder that there may still be a few out there on spending sprees while the rest of us are warming our canned beans over the fire.

Exaggerations aside, I suppose the studio is hoping that this film will serve as Escapism for ailing consumers, offering them a glimpse at a dream life of spending and cutely working your way out of debt in exchange for ten dollars of hard-earned (or hard-saved) money.

I tried to have another response besides disgust when checking out these photos, which is hurtful because Isla Fisher is so adorable. But is this really the best time to release a film like this?

Sorry, Confessions, you missed the Legally Blonde apex of popularity by a few years.


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  • I just want to punch Isla Fisher in the face. I know she's NOT like that in real life, but god, her character irritates the shit out of me.
  • Wow, yeah...they really should have shelved this thing for the near future at least.

    Isla/Amy Adams/Fisher is always adorable, but you know, things could not have been going that great economically when someone decided it was a good idea to make this.

    It reminds me of the news that they're planning to make a US version of 'Absolutely Fabulous'... tales of rich, pampered, drunk women in the fashion/PR business. Good luck with that.
  • This movie is short on comparison of what they'll do with Ab Fab US. Besides AB Fab was about later aged women who's drunk and always thinks they're still living their early moments thinking they're still teenager, thinking they could turn back time. I could see that this is like Legally Blonde but with Debt problems. Same concept but with Credit Card Debts.
  • Never Have Daughters
    Even without the poor economy, the trailer would still make me angry, because there are girls out there exactly like that.
  • Isla Fisher is hot, might be the only reason i see this..
  • Gentleman I see your point but must add this....even if we were in good times "economically speaking", this movie sucks. Legally Blonde was at least socially conscious of the treatment of animals by humans. Isla Fisher is too talented to even be remotely associated with this film. This is a sad day in cinema history.
  • Excellent point. Shouldn't we be insulted regardless of whether we're facing 10% unemployment or not? I think you're right.
  • dubya
    fisher was hot in wedding crashers, she looks old in this movie.....teeth are all jacked up....the dancing scene was horrible...jeez....they forgot credit collectors are from india or some other third country nation that has all our information......not down the street from where we live....
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