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Romance Over Glovesnew
Claire Danes helps Steve Martin's novella Shopgirl finally come to life.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
11-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Department of Truthnew
Even when it's shot through with apology, a June-November romance like Shopgirl is full of unsavory implications.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
11-05-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Love for Salenew
Steve Martin's latest stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
11-03-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Lost in Interpretation
Shopgirl, based on the novella by Steve Martin, will inevitably be viewed as Martin's Lost in Translation. But Martin, it turns out, is no Bill Murray.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
10-27-2005 |
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Actors Hawk Shallow Goods in Filmnew
The mopey, exceptionally shallow Shopgirl most often suggests is the sleazy politics of a Pretty Woman directed at the New Yorker crowd.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
10-27-2005 |
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Tags: Shopgirl, Anand Tucker
Love in the Late Afternoonnew
Steve Martin stretches his novella into a modest, melancholy and affecting film.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
10-26-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Steve Martin, Shopgirl
