The Shopaholics (2006)

The Shopaholics (2006)
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An unstoppable shopaholic with no self-restraint and a true gift for spending finds that love can be complicated when all you want is everything in a spendthrift tale of romance starring Celia Cheung, Lau Ching Wan, and Jordan Chan. At first seeking the aid of a zany psychiatrist named Choosey (Wan) to help curb her hearty consumer appetite, Fong Fong finds her problem persisting when the doctor-patient relationship between the pair grows increasingly personal. Subsequently courted by competitive shopaholic billionaire Richie (Chan), who can only find pleasure by purchasing items that other people want, Fong Fong finds herself the connecting factor in a wild love-triangle in which she is forced to risk losing out in love if she can't let go of her materialistic ways. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Director(s):
Johnny To
Format(s):
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Synopsis of The Shopaholics

An unstoppable shopaholic with no self-restraint and a true gift for spending finds that love can be complicated when all you want is everything in a spendthrift tale of romance starring Celia Cheung, Lau Ching Wan, and Jordan Chan. At first seeking the aid of a zany psychiatrist named Choosey (Wan) to help curb her hearty consumer appetite, Fong Fong finds her problem persisting when the doctor-patient relationship between the pair grows increasingly personal. Subsequently courted by competitive shopaholic billionaire Richie (Chan), who can only find pleasure by purchasing items that other people want, Fong Fong finds herself the connecting factor in a wild love-triangle in which she is forced to risk losing out in love if she can't let go of her materialistic ways. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
92 mins

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Director(s):
Johnny To
Categories:
Comedy
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Erik B.

Cecilia Cheung, Lau Ching Wan, and Jordan Chan star in one of the most frenetically paced comedies of all time. A girl woos two billionaires while attempting to cure her demonic-compulsive shopping syndrome. The wedding finale is pure craziness. Also, watch for some classic moments involving the character named West Ho.

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Denna B.

Note to self - don't ever expect much from a movie that stars Lau Ching Wan. The only reason to watch this movie is to gaze at Cecilia Cheung and Ella Koon. And that is the only reason why this movie received a half star rating instead of the dreaded "Don't show me this movie again" rating. This so called comedy generated zero laughs. It's not funny, just stupid. It's beyond belief that anyone would find any scene that wasn't anything more than tiresome. If you had purchased this title, the almost unending, final chase scene might have sent you searching for the return receipt. The subtitles suffered from an unintelligible translation. And that's when you actually had a chance to see the subtitles as they were prone to flashing on and off like lightning. Despite the Dolby Digital audio option, the sound was mostly output as stereo. There are no extras. Even a shopaholic would pass on this 92 minutes of nonsensical inanity. Not recommended.

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Dong Hyon K.

The only reason to even watch it is because Cecilia Cheung's incredibly attractive... and the other female lead is very cute as well. That's it. There's no merit to watching this film whatsoever. The plot is virtually nonexistent and incoherent, the characters are bland and archetypal in the most horrendous way possible, and is just too implausible... ahh... forget it. Just read some other online reviews.

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