--- title: 'Confessions of a Shopaholic: Truth or Hollywood?' description: 'I admit it: I saw Confessions of a Shopaholic when it opened this weekend. I was interested to see the movie in part because the…' authors: - name: timestaff url: https://money.com/author/timestaff/ articles: 459 covers: - Lifestyle - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true published: '2009-02-17T20:11:36.000Z' modified: '2009-02-17T20:11:36.000Z' section: Lifestyle word_count: 289 canonical: https://money.com/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-truth-or-hollywood/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Confessions of a Shopaholic: Truth or Hollywood?](https://money.com/img/logo-social.png) I admit it: I saw *Confessions of a Shopaholic* when it opened this weekend. I was interested to see the movie in part because the protagonist, a fashion-obsessed Manhattan spendthrift played by Isla Fisher, works as a journalist at a Money magazine clone. How accurate would the big-screen portrayal be? Read on for the Hollywood version -- and the reality. (Warning: Plot spoilers ahead.) ![CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC](http://content.money.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/confessions22-407x271.jpg) *The American Falls at the side of Niagara Falls is pictured in Ontario, Jan. 8, 2014* **Hollywood:** The money magazine's editor is a charming fellow with a British accent and a penchant for the kind of work apparel that attracts the scorn of our heroine. **Reality**: Money Magazine's editor is a charming fellow with a Philadelphia accent and a penchant for clothing that is beyond reproach. No criticism here. Did I mention that he is charming? **Hollywood:** At her interview for the job at the money magazine, our heroine gives an impassioned speech about the importance of "the fish crisis." The editor gently explains that it's actually a "fiscal" crisis. He gives her the job anyway. **Reality:** How many stories about mackerel have you read in Money lately? **Hollywood**: Our heroine interrupts the shareholders meeting of a Fortune 500 company to ask why the company's executives have paid themselves huge bonuses while leaving shareholders holding the bag. The CEO is stunned into silence. **Reality:** Journalists ask CEOs why they pay themselves huge bonuses while leaving shareholders holding the bag. The CEOs shrug. **Hollywood:** The CEO of a large bank bears an uncanny resemblance to Andy Serwer, the managing editor of Fortune Magazine. **Reality:** Hey, the guy playing the CEO IS Andy! I know that guy! **Hollywood:** The editor and our heroine become romantically entangled while she is in his employ**.** **Reality: I**'m pretty sure there are rules against that. \--Beth Fenner ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-truth-or-hollywood/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Lifestyle", "item": "https://money.com/lifestyle/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Movies", "item": "https://money.com/movies/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Confessions of a Shopaholic: Truth or Hollywood?" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-truth-or-hollywood/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-truth-or-hollywood/", "name": "Confessions of a Shopaholic: Truth or Hollywood?", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2009-02-17T20:11:36.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-truth-or-hollywood/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/confessions-of-a-shopaholic-truth-or-hollywood/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2009-02-17T20:11:36.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "Confessions of a Shopaholic: Truth or Hollywood?", "articleSection": "Lifestyle", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://money.com/img/logo-social.png", "width": 300, "height": 300 }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://content.money.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/confessions22-407x271.jpg", "width": 300, "height": 271 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "timestaff", "url": "https://money.com/author/timestaff/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/timestaff/#author" } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2009-02-17T20:11:36.000Z", "description": "I admit it: I saw Confessions of a Shopaholic when it opened this weekend. 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