From The New Yorker
Dominique Swain acquired a dollop of notoriety for her 1997 portrayal of Lolita, and she returns here as a bright-eyed intern at a fashion magazine, which seems a likely landing place for an ex-nymphet. The film begins as a farce but turns into a Cinderella story when she falls for the lone straight guy in the art department, who just happens to be related to English royalty. The screenwriters, Jill Kopelman and Caroline Doyle, earned their insights in the fashion-mag trenches, but it's difficult to satirize a moving target: the editor who gag-vomits after sipping a latte made with two-per-cent milk is definitely last year's model. Cameos by André Leon Talley, Tommy Hilfiger, Cynthia Rowley, and other fashion luminaries (all playing themselves) underscore the basic problem: fashion people already move through their lives as though they are on film, so there's little point in exaggerating them. -Michael Agger
Copyright © 2006
The New Yorker
Product Description
Jocelyn (Dominique Swain) has always wanted a career in publishing. At last, she lands an internship working for an ultra-hip magazine and finds herself knee-deep in the crazy, fast-paced world of high fashion, icons and egos. When Jocelyn comes across evidence of a spy at the magazine, she teams up with the art director to uncover the truth, only to find herself falling head over heals in love.