Going Shopping (2004)

41% of critics liked it
(29 reviews)
38% of users liked it
(1,505 ratings)

Director Henry Jaglom once again casts his quirky gaze on a common female obsession in this comedy drama. Holly (Victoria Foyt) owns a small and upscale boutique in Santa Monica, and has just learned that her accountant and significant other, Adam (Bruce Davison), has betrayed her -- even worse than… More Director Henry Jaglom once again casts his quirky gaze on a common female obsession in this comedy drama. Holly (Victoria Foyt) owns a small and upscale boutique in Santa Monica, and has just learned that her accountant and significant other, Adam (Bruce Davison), has betrayed her -- even worse than cheating on her, he's run off with three month's worth of rent, and she has only a few days to raise the money or lose her space. With Mother's Day approaching, Holly is hoping for a big weekend to save the day, but she has other problems to contend with as she has to patch up a misunderstanding with her mother (Lee Grant), who offers to refer her to a loan shark, and her daughter (Mae Whitman). Meanwhile, with Adam out of the picture, Holly finds herself flirting with Miles (Rob Morrow), the long-suffering boyfriend of one of her customers. And in the midst of the buying frenzy, many of Holly's customers share their feelings about shopping and the role it plays in their lives. Leading lady Victoria Foyt co-authored the screenplay with director Jaglom (who is also her husband). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By: Henry Jaglom
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Sep 30, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Feb 20, 2007
Studio: MTI Home Video

Critic Reviews

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Jaglom's concentrated approach serves up some insight to be sure, but the movie states its case in the first 10 minutes and then proceeds to run out of things to say, almost as quickly as the women in this movie think they've run out of things to wear.
Michael Booth, Denver Post
Alleges support of women, yet fetishizes their objects instead of their relationships.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
[Henry] Jaglom's Going Shopping is a nifty little oddity, another of his unlikely, entertaining movie hybrids.
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
It's the last and least successful of indie director Henry Jaglom's trilogy looking at female issues.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
The trouble with Going Shopping is that it's clogged with personalities and styles that don't congeal.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Going Shopping is sharp and funny about all the things that shopping can mean to the women who live to do it, and even to those who don't.
Jeff Vice, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The film is less than two hours long but feels considerably longer, thanks to a few drawn-out scenes and some clunky character drama.
Matt Pais, Metromix.com
As breezy as window-shopping and reminds us that, in both shopping and love, everyone has buyer's remorse and few items fit right.
Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
Like the funky little shop at its heart, Going Shopping may not look like much from its exterior, but a little browsing turns up unexpected treasures.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
[An] incredibly tedious and gruesome affair.
M. K. Terrell, Christian Science Monitor
[A] witty follow-up to director Henry Jaglom's Eating and Baby Fever.
Marta Barber, Miami Herald
Going Shopping can make a wonderful outing for girlfriends. It's fun.
Doris Toumarkine, Film Journal International
This boutique of a movie won't bring in the madding crowds of a Macy's sale.
Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News
If this sounds like your type of thing, you'll probably get your money's worth.