Movie Review: Sex and the City: The Movie

And just like that, Sex and the City has seduced us once again. The long-awaited, shrouded-in-secrecy film adaptation of the wildly popular television series may not be an epic masterpiece, but it does satisfy our seemingly endless cravings for all things Carrie and crew.

The film opens with brief recaps of each of the four main characters and what they've been up to since the series finale four years ago: Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is living in Park Avenue bliss with her devoted husband Harry and their four-year-old adopted daughter Lily; Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) works on her fourth book, about finding love (which she has, with the notorious Mr. Big); Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) has succumbed to the role of suburban wife and mother-slash-law firm partner and doesn't seem to be filling either role successfully; and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) has moved to LA to manage the career of her boytoy-cum-boyfriend Smith Jerrod. The only new face in the film is Carrie's doe-eyed young assistant Louise, played by dream girl Jennifer Hudson, who serves as both beacon of idealism and demographic outreach to bring in non-white women.

For fear of accidentally giving away spoilers we won't go into much more detail about the plot of Sex and the City: The Movie—but we will say this: fidelity is challenged, faith in love is tested, and not all of the girls wind up with a partner at the end. Anyway, plot is hardly the point here. The essence of this film is the central love story (between the four women) and their razor-sharp dialogue (complete with Samantha's blunt witticisms and Carrie's infamous puns), and on those counts, SATC delivers in spades.

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'I was a bit disappointed with the review. It's not about us aspiring to have tons of shoes, money, etc. At times the movie is a bit too indulgent with the fashion aspect. But what the heart of it is their friendship, as well as the characters evolving, the key issues they bring up about relationships. I am annoyed that they get called skanks or sluts just because they are actually frank about their sex lives. ' PazPraSempre, June 12, 2008 - 11:45pm

'This movie sucks. I'm a guy-but don't think that's why I think it blows. In the series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), the four women were humble, appreciate of what they have, and genuinely trying to make their lives better. In the movie, however, they have become arrogant and they seem to feel entitled-almost like they think they're "too cool for school." The endless amount of money these girls have in the film is also sooooo ridiculous and lacks credibility. The movie made the women seem like MONEY HUNGRY SKANKS.' Traffic1, June 2, 2008 - 3:22pm

'The movie is great! I love every moment of it so much didn't even noticed we were a little more than 2 hours in there! I was willing to sit thru and see it again! It's so funny, You laugh so hard, you miss some of the lines... Waiting for the DVD as well, Christmas gift for all my friends!' LeCarle, June 2, 2008 - 7:29am

'Ay Dios mio! It was all I expected and more, I'm going back to watch it again, can't wait for the dvd to come out!' isatisfield, May 30, 2008 - 4:22pm