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Release Date:
21 October 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
Relationships don't always fit like a glove.
Plot:
A film adaptation of Steve Martin's novel about a complex love triangle between a bored salesgirl, a wealthy businessman and an aimless young man. full summary | add synopsis
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5 nominations
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(45 articles)
Amy Adams 'Leap Year' trailer: More than just another witless rom-com? Or...not?
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Loosening Up More Uptight Women w/ 'Leap Year'
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(From EW.com - PopWatch. 13 November 2009, 12:29 PM, PST)
Loosening Up More Uptight Women w/ 'Leap Year'
(From Cinematical. 13 November 2009, 6:48 AM, PST)
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It will be as misunderstood as Lost in Translation
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Steve Martin | ... | Ray Porter |
 | Claire Danes | ... | Mirabelle |
 | Jason Schwartzman | ... | Jeremy |
 | Bridgette Wilson | ... | Lisa Cramer (as Bridgette Wilson-Sampras) |
 | Sam Bottoms | ... | Dan Buttersfield |
| Frances Conroy | ... | Catherine Buttersfield |
 | Rebecca Pidgeon | ... | Christie Richards |
 | Samantha Shelton | ... | Loki |
| Gina Doctor | ... | Del Rey |
 | Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Mr. Agasa |
 | Romy Rosemont | ... | Loan Officer |
 | Joshua Snyder | ... | Trey Bryan |
 | Rachel Nichols | ... | Trey's Girlfriend |
 | Shane Edelman | ... | Chet |
 | Emily Kuroda | ... | Japanese Woman |
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Rated R for some sexual content and brief language.
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106 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Australia:M |
Ireland:15A |
Germany:o.Al. |
Brazil:12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-15 |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
USA:R (certificate #41828) |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15
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Jimmy Fallon was cast as Jeremy but dropped out before filming began.
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Continuity: After the love scene between Clair and Steve the head on shot of the bed shows a red wall, although when the camera shows the side angle the wall is now green.
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A woman needs to be held, even, and science has shown this, if its with someone she doesn't care about. Protective hormones are released, and the amount of hormones released depends on the degree to which she is held. The first and best is the complete surround...
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Features "Crocodile Hunter" (1996)
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I Only Want to Be With You
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Let me make this easy for you. Shopgirl reminds me a lot of Lost in Translation.
With one sentence, I am sure I have turned off more than a handful of people that are now searching other movie titles of interest.
Funny really. Lost in Translation was one of those films that the critics adored. It was a quiet and quaint film that delivered an absorbing story without explosions or over drawn out comedic moments.
Yet, it was one of those films that I could not find a casual film watcher enjoyed. Or even understood for that matter.
I think it was due to its pacing and under toned performances by the two leads. Nothing was forced either in conversation and in turn, back down the audience's throat. Instead, it just went about telling the story of two people who happened to meet and make a connection.
Shopgirl is not dissimilar. The story (based on a novella by Steve Martin) concerns well, a shopgirl at Saks Fifth Avenue named Mirabelle (played wonderfully by Claire Danes). Fresh from Vermont and trying to make it as an artist in the hustle and bustle that is Los Angeles, Mirabelle in the span of just a few days goes from someone of plain existence that the world seems to have ignored to being the apple in the eyes of two suitors that couldn't be more different from each other.
In one corner and out of the gate first is Jeremy (Jason Schwartzman of Betwitched fame). Jeremy is the dirty weird guy that you meet in a laundromat. He seems nervous when he talks to women and his idea of a date is anything under the eight dollars he has in his wallet.
In the other corner is Ray Porter (Steve Martin). Ray shows up at Saks one day and makes a purchase from Mirabelle that ends up on her doorstep with an invitation of dinner soon after. Porter is loaded and in his courtship of Mirabelle he is able to lavish her with gifts beyond her accepted imagination.
But under the surface, the two suitors are even further apart than their bank balances would suggest. Porter is a man of high society who is always looking for the 'next thing' without any regard to those to which he is involved with at the time. Meanwhile, Jeremy is as sincere as it comes. He wears his heart on his sleeve and tries hard to learn about relationships in hopes of winning over the very impressionable Mirabelle.
The story then sculpts Mirabelle's highs and lows with both men leading to her ultimate decision that is both logical and acceptable even if projected right from the opening chapters.
Shopgirl is one of those guilty pleasures. It's good storytelling without MTV songs ringing in our ears or tragic moments that define ones future decisions. It is based in reality. Or as close to reality that Los Angeles allows.
And much like Lost in Translation, Shopgirl's backbone is the strength of the lead actors. In particular Claire Danes, who will give Charlize Theron a run for the gold when the awards season beings in just a few weeks. As Mirabelle, she is able to project vulnerability and confidence while exuding emotions of emotional pain and heartfelt love that grounds her performance allowing us to understand her decisions even if they don't all turn out to her benefit.
The result is one of the quietest and best films of the year that much like Lost, no one will see until it starts running on satellite early next year.
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