Writer: Michael Patrick King
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
In 1998, a hilarious, one of a kind, TV show called Sex And The City was born and it grabbed the attention of women across the world. After ending in 2003, the four famous girls reunited for (what we thought was) one last shebang in 2008 for everyone to enjoy. The movie that came out two years ago was perfect for all the fans of Sex And The City, who got one last taste of their favourite characters. After that, for most women, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha were put to bed. Now only two years later, one of the most pointless sequels has come out and the perfect ending from two years ago wont be the last thing we remember of this story. Instead the last part of the story we will remember will be an unenjoyable, designer placement, stupid film that left no impression on us whatsoever. Here goes a brief summary of an uneventful movie. Still all living in New York, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) is happy in her married life with Big, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is stressed out about her new boss at work, Charlotte is stressed out from her kids, even though she has a nanny (suck it up, princess) and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) is finally facing the fact that she is getting older and hitting menopause. Through Samantha’s PR connections, the four girls score a free trip to Abu Dhabi, Morocco. This is when the writers made the mistake not to call the film, “Sex And The City Goes To Morocco!”. The rest of the film is the four women enjoying all the perks of this unrealistically luxurious trip, whining about their non-important problems and getting in fights and making up again (because that is what best friends do). John Corbett makes a traffic stopping appearance to add the little amount of plot there is to this movie. Penelope Cruz, Miley Cyrus, and Liza Minnelli also pop up on screen to keep the audience’s interest (which did not work). My aggravation of this film being made did not stop me from laughing at the witty dialogue mostly coming from Kim Cattrall. However, the writing was not as strong as the original show and the first film. For one, I could not stand listening to Charlotte whine about her kids when they are just normal annoying children and I also hated seeing the characters get more and more free lavish things from the hotel. Maybe it was jealousy or maybe it was just that I was watching a bad movie, but that didn’t put a smile on my face. To my expectations, it was confirmed when I saw the film that Sex And The City 2 was just a long commercial for numerous designers. Sex And The City did not disappoint me because the film rose to my exact expectations…which were very low. It is sad to think that what was once an amazing television show has left its (hopefully) last mark in a crappy sequel, but it wont make us forget these original characters that all women could relate to. To keep your blissful memory of the show the way it is, skip Sex And The City 2.
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