First, there was the book, which I haven't read. You see, years ago, I've read about this book on the internet. It was a best seller. Back then I was still working in Cagayan de Oro. And there really was only one bookstore in the city. Of course I didn't find the book when I looked for it. I bought a lot of other books since then and I guess I just forgot about this book.
And then there was the movie, which for some reason I really haven't heard it was being made. I only learned about it when we went to our company's Movie Night #1 for 2009. We passed by a big standee of a red shopping bag with Isla Fisher printed on it. Directed by PJ Hogan it says. Right then and there it became interesting. The director of Peter Pan (2003) is returning to chick flicks (he directed 1997's My Best Friend's Wedding). Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Again interesting. For some reason I always thought that his company only produces big, blockbuster films.
And so I invited the only one I know from the office who read and liked the book to watch the movie with me. She, of course, accepted the invitation immediately. She's a fan of the book (actually books because she'd read other titles in the series). So off we went to Ayala Cinema 1 on Thursday after office.
Well, it was funny and we had lots of laugh watching it. It's not the best romantic comedy by a long shot. That would have to be You've Got Mail, which starred Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. Or Definitely, Maybe, which also starred Isla Fisher. Isla Fisher is very good at comedy. I think she made Confessions of a Shopaholic work and made it watchable despite the very simple plot that would just drive any serious movie critic mad-crazy.
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