Synopsis
Mirabelle is a disenchanted salesgirl and aspiring artist who sells gloves and accessories at a department store. She has two men in her life: wealthy divorcée Ray Porter and struggling musician Jeremy. Mirabelle falls in love with the glamorous Ray, and her life takes a magical turn, but eventually she realizes that she must empower herself and make a choice between them.
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Cast
- Steve MartinRay Porter
- Claire DanesMirabelle
- Jason SchwartzmanJeremy
- Bridgette Wilson-SamprasLisa Cramer
- Sam BottomsDan Buttersfield
- Frances ConroyCatherine Buttersfield
- Rebecca PidgeonChristie Richards
- Gina DoctorDel Rey
- Samantha SheltonLoki
- Clyde KusatsuMr. Agasa
Recommendations
- 75
ReelViews
This is a smart, adult romance that rarely panders to clichés, and gives up the heady bliss of most such movies in favor of something bittersweet. - 75
Rolling Stone
Even the film's missteps (the score, by Barrington Pheloung, is cringe-inducing) can't stop this meditation on love -- Martin calls it "Jane Austen for the twenty-first century" -- from melting into heartbreak. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
Whether intentionally or not, Martin has given us something truly spooky: A full-fledged portrait of a hollow man. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Displaying some fine performances -- including a lovely one by Claire Danes and a lively one by Jason Schwartzman -- the elegantly appointed Shopgirl certainly has the goods but it ultimately fails to make the sale. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Danes gives a marvelously quiet, poignant performance. - 70
The A.V. Club
"Hilary And Jackie" director Anand Tucker establishes and maintains an appropriately delicate tone, apart from the presence of cartoonish, jarring man-eater Bridgette Wilson, who seems to have wandered in from a much cruder comedy. - 70
L.A. Weekly
There's something refreshing about a film set in Los Angeles that gets its L.A.-ness right -- the difference in vibe between Silver Lake and the Hollywood Hills, or the types of people at CityWalk versus Saks. It is that sense of specificity, both geographic and emotional, that gives Shopgirl its pull. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
In their way, Mirabelle and Ray are the deracinated West Coast equivalents of a Woody Allen couple.
