Is Confessions of a Shopaholic the perfect credit crunch movie?
Jerry Bruckheimer: I think it is. It’s a tale of redemption. It’s a tale of a girl who is going on a journey, who makes mistakes as most young people do… the credit card companies love sending you credit cards so you exceed your limit and they can charge you interest. And this is a girl who overcomes her problems and figures a way out of her financial crisis, and hopefully the world will do the same thing. What was your gut instinct when you came across this book eight years or so ago? Jerry Bruckheimer: Well, I thought the character was just so wonderful, intelligent and crazy and I just wanted to see her on the big screen. Sophie Kinsella’s writing just captivated me. We bought this eight years ago, before it became an international success and was only one book. Now there are five. So, we were very fortunate to latch onto a character who has since become an international success both as a novel and hopefully now as a movie. What was the last thing you bought with a credit card? Je
