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Originally Posted by epchick
True, but why change that? It wouldn't make the movie any less "good" if she stayed British. I don't understand why directors do that, I mean was Kinsella ok with it?
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Has anyone seen the movie yet? I have! I must say that I really didn't mind that Becky wasn't British, it didn't affect anything much. The movie ended up being a mixture of
Confessions of a Shopaholic AND
Shopaholic takes Manhattan although I didn't see a lot from the second book (except for Suze's wedding). I also don't remember the whole Miami part in the book, but then it's been a while since I read it.
I LOVED LOVED LOVED Joan Cusack and John Goodman as Becky's parents. They are totally what I envisioned Becky's parents to be, aside from them not being British. And also Derek Smeath.....totally great casting!! Overall, I was pretty pleased with the casting.
Ok, what I didn't like. In the book, Luke Brandon had his own company---Brandon Communications, but in the movie he didn't (well, until the very end). The whole "Shopaholics Anonymous" meetings I don't remember in the book, and all the subsequent drama that followed I don't remember (aside from her auctioning off her clothes, that I do remember). And I definitely don't remember anything about Alette.
I did NOT like the fact that they said it was based on both book, but I didn't see anything from Shopaholic Takes Manhattan. I mean, wasn't she working at Barney's? Or was that in Shopaholic ties the Knot? (I read them all consecutively so I get the information mixed up).
I took my younger cousins (14 and 13) to see it and they both loved it. The 13 year old took my books so that she could read them.
I also cringe when I watch a movie of a book i've already read, but I really enjoyed this movie. I knew parts were different, and other parts were left out, but I didn't mind it at all (which surprised the heck out of me).
Hybrid Mode
