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
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.
Very cool flick.. The ensemble cast are led by Victoria Foyt, Rob Morrow, Lee Grant and Bruce Davison. Foyt is magnificent as store owner Holly Gilmore who?s trying to save her store. Holly goes through some gyrations as a shop owner, mother, friend, girlfriend, etc. Foyt flexes her acting muscles in one scene in
particular. Funny stuff. I saw this film with my boyfriend and he said he really learned some things about women and shopping as a result of the interviews which Jaglom interspersed throughout the film. Jaglom?s improvisational directing style really works here giving the actors own words and experiences real authenticity. A fun film to watch.
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