Shopgirl (DVD)

Shopgirl (2005) Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman. Based on the novel by Steve Martin, adapted for the screen by Steve Martin. Danes plays a young woman who sells gloves in a ritzy department store, and Martin plays the millionaire who shows up in her life and begins buying her gifts. It's not funny, if that's what you're looking for from Steve Martin. It's a straight-up drama about a May-December "romance." Martin, playing Ray Porter, "makes it clear" that he just wants a roll in the hay. He treats Danes' character very well, but is unable to love her. She -- and this part is a little hard to believe -- wants more from him emotionally. The movie has kind of a happy ending, but is not deeply moving. Grade: B-