Review of Shopgirl (2005) by Danc. — 07 Jun 2006
Not very good, except for Claire Danes, who shines in the title role. Jason Schwartzman also has definite presence on screen. But the writing is poor, especially the older character portrayed by Steve Martin.
I can only assume the fault is his in the novella that serves as the source. Martin's character is at once boringly benign, even uncertain, and yet lacks conscience (or any apparent coherent motivation, for that matter).
A weak, weak cop-out of a character, and not because he's unlikable, but because he's not believable.
This review of Shopgirl (2005) was written by Danc. on 07 Jun 2006.
Shopgirl has generally received positive reviews.
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