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Now streaming on: I like Confessions of a Shopaholic about as much as I disliked Sex and the City. Both are about clueless women, but this one knows it. SATC is about women searching for love in most of the wrong places, and Shopaholic is about a woman searching for happiness in the places that are absolutely right for her: Prada, Gucci, Macy s, Barneys, Saks and on down the avenue. The plotting is on automatic pilot. It needs Chesley B. Sullenberger III. There is not a single unanticipated blip in the story arc. But here s what sort of redeems it: It glories in its silliness, and the actors are permitted the sort of goofy acting that distinguished screwball comedy. We get double takes, slow burns, pratfalls, exploding clothes wardrobes, dropped trays, tear-away dresses, missing maids of honor, overnight fame, public disgrace and not, amazingly, a single obnoxious cat or dog. ....