I’ve been looking forward to watch this movie for months! I’ve read all the books in the Shopaholic series by Sophie Kinsella – a series that every girl should read at some point of her life.

So it was a real treat when (technically) yesterday, we went to watch the movie. It was welcoming because:

1) I have been highly emotionally irritated the entire day
2) I was having cramps
3) FP had been feeling down so it was for the best watching a funny movie.

My verdict?

It was a really pleasant movie to watch despite the fact that they didn’t follow the book at all. I didn’t even mind that because the essence of Becky Bloomwood is still there. And honestly, a chick flick like this can hold its own fort without following the book too much.

And the most important part of the book and the entire series (besides Becky of course) was Luke Brendon.

I remember clearly how the entire cinema was gasping when Luke came to the screen. I remember gasping as well while FP looked around confused as to why all the girls were gasping. Hahahaha. Why did we all gasp? Because Luke Brendon is THE guy.

I’ve imagine Luke Brendon a thousand times when I read the books. It isn’t hard really, because he is such a joy to imagine. He’s the closest thing we have to a perfect “normal guy” who might just turn out real.

(Edward Cullen is perfect too, but he’s a vampire so that strikes out all chances of him turning out to be real).

But Luke, might just exist somewhere in this world. And that’s why it makes it easy and fun to imagine what he’s like.

And truth be told, what I saw in the movie wasn’t at all how I imagined Luke Brendon to be. And believe me, I’ve imagined countless of times – just like every girl who has read the series

The Luke in this movie is still handsome in a scruffy way. Good looking in his own special way. Scruffy is good but it’s just not how I’ve always imagined him.

I’ve always imagines Luke to be:

1) really, really clean cut (me likey)
2) has dark brown/black hair that is NOT unruly.
3) always neatly and impeccably dressed
4) drop dead gorgeous in every sense of the word

Someone like… (let me think)

Luke Wilson

or

Adrian Brody

But anyways, the essence of Luke was very much in the movie. Like I said, he was still good looking in his own special way – just not the way I imagined him to be.

Hehe. Overall, an enjoyable movie to watch