Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber (2005)

Jennifer Love Hewitt stars in this update of the Cinderella story. She plays the ambitious Katya Livingston an ad exec in her late 20s who has finally arrived at the top of the social ladder--or so she thought until she upsets another socialite at her wedding and finds herself uninvited to the ball at Covington Castle. Katya will stop at nothing to get herself on the list--and meanwhile she meets a man named Charles (Colin Ferguson) who shockingly meets her impossible standards.System Requirements:Running Time 85 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 025192981623 Manufacturer No: 29816 Product Description

Just mediocre

If you like Jennifer Love Hewitt, this movie is just ok. The best thing about it is her clothing/fashion and hair/makeup...but the movie in and of itself was not that great. If you are a fan you will enjoy her many different looks in the film but there's not much else to it than that. September 25, 2008

A charming story

This story is all about Jennifer, and indeed she is lovely and despite her less likable character, she is very charming. She represents the ultimate beauty with plenty of all the desirable features. It is remarkable that she is the same actor who actually portrayed Audry Hepburn, and may I add very successfully too, considering the quite different physical appearance of the two actresses. In this case she is relying entirely on her beauty and charm.

It is especially satifying to watch Jennifer delivering her lines in a very natural and well contolled way perfectly coordinated with her charming body language.

It is of course easy to dismiss "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber" as an insignificant movie, but if taken seriously, and if one is able to recognize the social patern and behaviour of today, the humour is great and Jennifer ever so beautiful.

This movie is made with exceptional attention to every detail in every department, and just to mention one scene from the movie, the one with Jennifer dancing in the fountain is extremely charming and beautiful.

Wholehartedly recommended. March 20, 2008

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Katya is impossible to love or hate because she's impossible to take seriously. This is like a live action cartoon. Of course she's a villain, but she also doesn't know any better so she can't really be held accountable for her actions. I started reading the book this movie is based on a while back and discarded it after 20 pages finding the main character too contemptuous, but the movie seems to have a lot more humour, or at least a different sense of humour, like the necklace Katya wears with her own name displayed in diamonds which sums up the adorable ridiculousness of the character. The movie has aspects of romantic comedy and satire but neither is an overriding theme, which could be confusing for some people. It's value is more in it's bucking of filmmaking trends than in it's relevance to reality. August 2, 2007

Cute and funny, but no substance.

I enjoyed the film, laughed a bit, and rooted for the love story, even if I could not relate to the excessive materialism of the main character. If you prefer flair and wit to substance, you might enjoy this film. But I would advise most to watch it on TV. It isn't quite worth the purchase price, and is best suited as a late night distraction. July 17, 2007

In Spite of the Gorgeous Star Jennifer Love Hewitt, This Is Yet Another Cliched Comedy

Jennifer Love Hewitt is the star of this not-so-funny made-for-TV romantic comedy "Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber," which is based on the book of the same title by Adele Lang. In spite of the intriguing title, the film mainly relies on the clichéd ideas about fame, money, love and office workers' life in San Francisco, and doesn't have anything new to tell. Worse, the film doesn't even know in what way we should look at this anti-heroine Katya Livingstone, 28, whose only purpose of life seems climbing up the social ladder.

Are we supposed to side (or laugh) with Katya, who never hesitates to use her co-workers and ex-boy friends to get what she wants? It is pretty demanding for anyone to identify with this very annoying social climber, who seems to need only two things in her life: invitation to the biggest party of the year and the hunky Mr. Right who is on the fourth floor of her company's building. But I don't see any social satire or anything funny about seeing Jennifer Love Hewitt's character donating some money for an African orphan, or giving useless financial advice to the boy. At least, the flat and tasteless direction of this film, where our silly heroine kills animals (twice) her boss keeps by doing supposedly `humorous' things, is not clearly up to the task of making social commetaries or providing us with really funny moments.

If we are supposed to hate and despise her, it would be a much easier task. I know obviously this is not the filmmakers' intention, and as the original book was written in the style of a diary (like Bridget Jones), Katya's unlikable traits should not be taken as face value. I know as much, and Ms. Hewitt almost managed to pull off the impossible, being nasty and lovable at the same time, but like Lindsay Lohan and her recent flop "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen," equally irritating comedy drama, most viewers just stop being interested, and perhaps say, "Why should we care?" And I could find not many reasons. May 7, 2007

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