Sunday, November 06, 2005
REVIEW: SHOPGIRL
The screenplay for Shopgirl was written by star Steve Martin, and it was based on his 2000 novella of the same name. The story is of Mirabelle (Claire Danes, the upcoming The Family Stone), a young, single woman from Vermont who lived in Los Angeles and works in the gloves department of Saks Fifth Avenue. She meets a young man named Jeremy (Jason Schwartzmann, his best work since 1998's Rushmore) at the laundromat and ends up on an odd date with him. Soon after, she meets Ray (Steve Martin, Bringing Down the House), an older, wealthy, single man who becomes her lover. We discover that Mirabelle is on anti-depressants, and the fact that Ray isn't as honest as he should be with her regarding their relationship impacts her pretty hard. In the meantime, Jeremy is finding himself and meets up with Mirabelle by chance several months after their ill-fated first date. I don't want to give too much away for those of you who have not read Martin's novella, but let's just say that this movie is excellent. The only downside is the fact that Martin is also the narrator, which does not really work given the fact that Mirabelle is the focus of this story, not Martin's Ray. Great performances by everyone, and for those of you that crush on Claire Danes - the film features a couple nude scenes of Ms. Danes.Official Website: http://shopgirl.movies.go.com/
Trivia: Jimmy Fallon was cast as Jeremy but dropped out before filming began. When Jeremy and Luther are shopping at Best Buy, the very first shot has a visual in-joke. In the foreground, somewhat out of focus, are row after row of DVD sets for Claire Danes' My So-Called Life and Steve Martin's Saturday Night Live. Also, the department store Mirabelle works at in the novella is Neiman Marcus, but Saks Fifth Avenue made a push for the movie to take place there - allowing use of the store for free and filming during regular business hours.
Grade: 5 out of 5 Lone Stars
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