The theater was packed last night as Sex and the City finally made it to the big screen after the show's series finale took place on HBO. I had to buy tickets four hours in advance just to get a seat, and I definitely understand why! The movie was a hit romance chick flick, filled with drama, hilarity and amazing love stories.
When the television series ended, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) was madly in love and (finally) in a monogamous relationship with Mr. Big, Samantha (Kim Cattrall) was with the man she made famous, the hot Smith Jerod, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) was happily married with a son and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) was traveling to China with her husband to get her newly-adopted daughter.
The film picked up with Carrie planning her wedding with Mr. Big and Samantha now living in Los Angeles. When Carrie's wedding plans go terribly wrong, she is left with only her friends to guide and help her. She also hires a new assistant, played by Academy Award winner and American Idol star Jennifer Hudson.
The storyline was fabulous and definitely had the audience wondering what was going to happen next. Michael Patrick King, director and creator of the show, had a vision for the film to keep suspense in the lives of his four characters. He pulled that one off for sure.
The dialogue was as sharp as it was in the show; although there were some differences in the movie that could have made the die-hard Sex and the City fan a little upset. There was a sense of trying to make the four characters older and more mature, which makes sense considering the film takes place five years after the end of the show. However, there were scenes during which it appeared the characters were trying too hard to act mature, to the extent that their well-established personalities changed. This was especially the case with Samantha Jones' character off and on throughout the movie.
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How the hell can you give a piece of crap movie like this an A-? I thought Hokies were more intelligent than that.
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You probably haven't even seen it. It was great and it made about 55 million in the opening weekend!
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Making 55 millions in the opening week end does not imply anything about the movie, that has more to do with marketing.
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The movie was great and I know there were packed theater houses to see it...if it sells out so soon, then I'm pretty sure that it's not just marketing. If you don't like chick flicks, then go write about how much one of your macho action packed movies sucked, don't criticize those who enjoy these types of movies.
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Fabulous review of the film! It was everything I anticipated, and more.
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@ Sara J.: Between chick flicks and macho action there is a wide variety of types that you forgot to mention.
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