For example, the irony that she is the daughter of blue collar extremely understanding parents (John Goodman and Joan Cusack) who have saved every penny they ever earned. It also wants us to believe the impossible. It is not, this is a Hollywood romantic comedy, which means that Rebecca's serious addiction will lead to a great job at a magazine, comic mishaps and a romance with a cute guy. If this were an independent film - or a film made in France - the movie would end with her destitute and living on the street. She is so addicted to shopping that when she passes a store window, the mannequins actually speak to her, giving her sales pitches. In this case, the addict is Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher), who gets a near-sexual thrill out of the act of buying clothes. Confessions of a Shopaholic is a silly comedy about a serious addict.
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