HBO’s fab four of fashion and flings receives the big screen treatment with the same title, SEX AND THE CITY. As far as I know, the movie picks up where the television program left off. Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Mr. Big decide to move in together in a ritzy Manhattan condo, Miranda and Steve are finding marriage to be a tough proposition, Charlotte and her husband are enjoying the riches of adoption and Samantha is finding her lavish Los Angeles lifestyle and boyfriend aren't all their cracked up to be. The four reunite for Carrie’s big day, after Carrie and Mr. Big decide marriage is what their relationship is missing.
To start with I should tell you that I’ve never seen the HBO version of SEX AND THE CITY, and my viewings of the program have been limited to reruns on TBS. That said, writer-director Michael Patrick King establishes the background of the characters and their situations succinctly during the film’s introduction, so well, that most of what follows is a disappointment. Outside of the fact that these ladies’ lifestyles are ones which most cannot related to, the relationships they’re entangled in seem nearly as implausible. The core of the film surrounds the on-again, off-again relationship between Carrier and Mr. Big. This may have worked, but the picture’s narrative only allows us to view the relationship through Carrie’s eyes, leaving Mr. Big’s emotions and motivations as an after-thought. Miranda’s marital woes are relatable, but uninteresting and Samantha’s issues are neither. Charlotte pops in from time to time, but King doesn’t seem too concerned with her story. Although the plot leaves little to be desired, the four actresses seem to be a match made in heaven. Whether it's dining at Carrie’s honeymoon destination, or bonding after a dramatic moment these four convey a strong chemistry and friendship. Their loyalty and honesty is refreshing, even if it's surrounded by superficial circumstances. SEX AND THE CITY doesn’t have much to say, and at nearly two and a half hours, it takes a long time to say it.
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I think a better plot for the story would be all the girls get rich like in the show "Roseanne". BUt instead of just wasting the money, they help people like the homeless.
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