I finally got around to watching Sex And The City, The Movie. I meant to actually go to the movies, but with a little baby, it gets complicated. :)
I was kind of disappointed in the movie. Sure, it featured beautiful (and bordering on ugly) clothes, wonderful shoes, and the same cast, but something was different. It was... a little pathetic. These women were supposed to be powerful, successful, independent women, and the whole movie was spent pining after men who wronged them somehow. The only character that didn't annoy me was Charlotte.
I'm surprised that Miranda took Steve back after what happened. I'm surprised Carrie took Big back after what happened, and I'm surprised that Samantha was so messed up in the head. I'm also a little surprised at myself for talking about these people like they are real. :P But, the situations can be real, and for a franchise that tells women to make their own destiny and that they are in charge of their own lives, I'm shocked the writers had the characters make the decisions they did.
Plus, was it just me, or did everyone in the movie look like the past 4 years had aged them a decade? For those women to be at the age that they are in the movie, it seemed sophomoric to be clubbing and drinking all the time and acting like 20-somethings. Doesn't that bug anyone else? Doesn't anyone think that they need to all grow up? It was just, like I said before, pathetic. I almost felt embarassed for the characters, the way you'd feel if you heard a grandmother say "That was off the chizzain".
Anyway, I'd give it three stars out of 5. The set was great and some of the scenes were really good, but what I had mentioned above was a significant negative.
2 comments:
Ooooh, I am going to have to disagree with you. I saw the movie twice and enjoyed it - (altho I thought it was a bit drawn out and could have ended 30 mins shorter). To me, I thought that the movie mainly about forgiveness (both with friends, lovers, and yourself) & relationships - taking the good and the bad. Sorry chickie, but they are 40 and still fahhh-bulous! :)
Okay, I see your point, but I think that's what bugs me. The TV show was all about sex, and the movie was all about relationships. It didn't seem like an extension of the series, but more like an individual movie where you had to know the background of the characters to enjoy it. I don't know, it just didn't click with me. BUT, I love watching the reruns of the show!
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