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31 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sex and the City, 3 Sep 2008
On the 6 June 1998, a show called Sex and the City debuted on the male dominated cable channel HBO. But this wasn't the smutty show most would have been expecting when they tuned in. What they got was a well-written, sassy comedy-drama, by not one, not two, but four strong females. Six years, 94 episodes and an uncountable number of boyfriends later, these four New York women had changed TV, women and sex forever.
Its fours years later and we're back with New York's favourite girls. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her `man-friend' Big (Chris Noth) are house hunting, and more importantly, still not married; Samantha (Kim Cattrall) has relocated to LA to further the career of boyfriend Smith (Jason Lewis); Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is struggling to juggle work and family life; and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and her family her about to receive a massive jolt.
With a whole two hours and twenty minutes of running time, writer/director Michael Patrick King should have been able to create a film which pays respect to all four characters and the actresses who portray them.
In its place, he has created a story which is completely centred on Carrie and her on-going `quirky' relationship with Big, and by the time the credits start to role, this has become complete tedium. Usually a storyline of this nature would have been given time to develop of a number of episodes, or even an entire season, of the TV series, but instead the other characters and their stories have been sacrificed to squeeze it all into the already overly-long film.
Samantha is shipped off to Los Angels, but this has very little effect over the story, as she appears to be able to pop-up, when ever she's needed in New York, at a moment's notice. However, the resolution of her storyline is probably closest to the true nature of the show.
Miranda's story could have been more intelligent, by exploring her struggle between the career that she loves and the family she loves just as much. But King decided to go for the shock factor, and in doing so, has given Miranda's husband Steve (David Eigenberg) a complete personality change, to squeeze in the storyline, with very little explanation or back-ground leading up to his change.
Charlotte, and more importantly Kristin Davis, comes off worst from the script. The news which rocks Charlotte and her family will resonate, not only with those who felt her pain during the TV series, but also to women to who have gone through the same experiences in their own life. But her story is just brushed over quickly, and Charlotte is reduced to squealing every so often and pooping her pants - yes, literally pooping her pants.
The good news is that, despite the poor quality of the story, King has managed to recapture everything that was great about the TV show. It's obvious that all four actresses had great fun reprising their role, and this comes across on screen, with the chemistry between them just as strong as it had been when the show ended in 2004.
The writing has been toned down slightly, but it's as smart and sassy as ever, with Kim Cattrall in particular, truly relishing being back in the role of Samantha. The characters have also successfully moved on from single, promiscuous girls, looking to get on the guest list at an exclusive club, to the girlfriends, wives and mothers which their time away from the screen has made them.
Although the lazy scripting won't gain Sex and the City any new fans, the shoes, the bags, and the return of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte won't disappoint fans - but let's be honest, what would???
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17 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
SATC.....which got me to thinking, 27 Jun 2008
I've waited so so long for this to be released and will purchase the DVD straight away. I've seen it at the movies 3 times and each time I did I was all dressed up in happiness. It can be said that it may be slightly overlong for non fans but your in for a treat. To see our gals up there on the silver screen strutting there stuff is dvine. They are all icons of our time and it shows. The set pieces are fabulous and New York is the fifth gal we all love.
The storyline is very in keeping with what we know, but as always it throws up some curve balls as we know life does, no one has the perfect life and SATC always showed that and the fact that you need to get up, smile and CARRIE on regardless. Great one liners, fab shoes and clothes, laugh out loud moments and tears aplenty. It really makes you laugh, cry, smile and makes you remember to think more of your friends and loved ones. The soundtrack is also very well put together with an eclectic mix of sounds and styles, just like an outfit Carrie would mix up.
It's gonna be a fab feelgood movie we can all return to when we need some tender loving care forever more. If your ever in a Mexi-coma, you won't be for long. Sex And The City Heaven is here.
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42 of 60 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
if you loved the tv series, don't watch this, 14 Jul 2008
I was a devoted follower of SATC as it aired during the nineties. As a single woman struggling with many of the issues arising out of modern life and post-feminism, it spoke to me on many levels through all 4 female characters. The fashion wasn't bad either!
The film, however, has dumped all pretense of giving any of the four female leads anything as important as character, never mind the character of the parts they played in the series. Instead, they exist as pastiches of their old selves, focused on their most memorable characteristic. Any bittersweet exploration of relationships between women and women or men and women is totally cast aside for a sickening storyline for Carrie and an unbelievable one for Samantha, not much of one for Charlotte and a slightly more rounded one for Miranda. There are few laughs. Everything is focussed on the fashion, fashion, fashion with oodles of name dropping and product placement. This was nicely done in the TV series but is way over-done here.
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