Review | Sex and the City 2
Credit: Craig Blankenhorn/Warner Bros.
Opens: Thursday, 5/27
Us Rating: **
The SATC quartet -- Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), Samantha (Kim Cattrall) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) -- are back, but this sequel is as cheesy as a bad designer knockoff. While it takes them all the way from NYC to Abu Dhabi, the comedy doesn't cover any new ground.
It begins with a fun, fashion-heavy flashback to their meeting in the '80s, but once the plot kicks in, it has cliches aplenty. Samantha invites the girls on a trip to the Middle East, where they get into some groan-worthy hijinks. And the jokes are late-night lame ("Bedouin, bath and beyond," quips Carrie in the desert). For those convinced Carrie should have chosen Aidan (John Corbett) over Mr. Big (Chris Noth), the former turns up abroad to tempt her. Is this the best producers could do?
The TV series broke ground when it came to sex and relationships, but now the gals get on stage to karaoke "I Am Woman," an embarrassing stunt they never would have done 10 years ago! It's time for the ladies to box up their Louboutins -- for good.
--Thelma Adams
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7I read this review and I was very disappointed. As a fan from Day 1 and not a fair weathered one which apparently you are, this is exactly how one gets to the next stage of life. I related to them and this movie projects how life is during the aging process. The whole being content with the little things in life which Carrie figures out by the end is priceless. And for your information they have pulled a lot more embarassing stunts than karaoke over the years.. I am researching your age and if you are not in the 40+ age group keep your review to yourself on this one. I left the theatre feeling good about my age and myself. Oh by the way after the movie I kept humming to the tune " I AM Woman".
LVJN, you're right. Once again...as usual...critics were WRONG. The movie was fabulous...especially Samantha! kim cattrall looks beautiful.
It was amazing.... SOOOOO GOOOD!!!!
i must admit, im ridiculously excited to watch the film even if it is corny! its nice to see them all together again, and the fashions are gonna be sick!
Awesome! The critics hated it, that means it must be fabulous. Critcs are idiots, everything they rip on turns out to be GREAT!!!!!
I think the idea of taking the ladies to the Middle East is dumb, and the age is starting to show on all of them. I loved the series, but will not bother with this outing.
I saw a prescreening on Monday and liked it. It's not trying to win an oscar. It was just getting the ladies together. The story with Charlotte was good. Mom's need time away from their kids... Aiden looked really, good. too. Better than ever. I will say that the karaoke was pretty lame. Could have done without that. I liked the film and got what I was expecting.