It's nice to see these women again, because they are all rich and complex characters, but it's basically a sentimental exercise, designed for maximum cash flow before the idea is retired.
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06/08/08
Sex and the City - The Movie (2008)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:20
Rotten:19
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Sex and the City loses steam in the transition to the big screen, but will still thrill fans of the show.
Runtime: 2 hrs 46 mins
Genre: Comedies
US Box Office: $152,595,674
Synopsis: The silver-screen version of SEX AND THE CITY is sure to inspire lust, though it may not be after its sexy male cast. Instead, Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her friends wear enviable... [More]
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis
Director: Michael Patrick King
Reviews for Sex and the City - The Movie
1 - 19 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticThe film is raw, sentimental and outrageously materialistic - just as a true fan would hope and expect it would be.
06/08/08
Top CriticWhile he's let the movie run to excessive length, the well-practiced Parker King (throwing in more brand names than you will find in a Myers catalogue) knows what his target audience wanted from this reunion.
06/07/08
Top CriticI had to wonder what happened to the qualities that made the show famous: the outrageous dialogue, the sense of female camaraderie, the embrace of casual sex as a guiltless pleasure.
06/07/08
Top CriticThe pacing barely ever breaks out of a light plod. And the writing is very, very average.
06/07/08
Top CriticThis movie has generated record excitement in just about every woman of my acquaintance.
06/07/08
Top CriticWhen it neglects the fizz in favour of the grit (or at least the kind of grit acceptable for Sex And The City), this femme phenomenon hits the spot.
06/07/08
Top CriticHere is an unashamed celebration of materialist values, an orgy of labels, brands and product placements as sinful, by implication, as the behaviour of the characters.
06/07/08
Top CriticSarah Jessica Parker is the pivot for this fabulous, fun frolic in which laughter and tears are shared through thick and thin, but always with glamour and style.
05/25/08
Top CriticI walked into the theatre hoping for a nice evening and came out as a hard-line Marxist, my head a whirl of closets, delusions, and blunt-clawed cattiness. All the film lacks is a subtitle: The Lying, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe.
06/02/08
Top CriticWhy get the band back together if you’re not going to add some new songs to the greatest hits?
06/02/08
Top CriticIt's just that there's been an altitude adjustment -- fewer stilettos, more flats. Ask what women want of a chick flick and one answer may be this -- a pleasant reunion with cherished friends. Ask what women deserve and the answer is better.
05/30/08
Top CriticA vision of which doesn't require its characters being frozen in amber after a fairy tale ending and allows life to go on, happily and unconventionally.
05/30/08
Top CriticThere is something depressingly stunted about this movie; something desperate too.
05/30/08
Top CriticI am not the person to review this movie. Perhaps you will enjoy a review from someone who disqualifies himself at the outset, doesn’t much like most of the characters and is bored by their bubble-brained conversations.
05/29/08
Top CriticJudged by the standards of its original medium, the movie version succeeds just as well, cramming what used to take a whole season into a nearly 2 1/2 -hour marathon of men, misery and Manolos.
05/29/08
Top CriticAmid the style, sass and sexiness is plenty of sentimentality, especially at the satisfying conclusion.
05/28/08
Top CriticIt has more than enough sass, style and sentiment to keep the faithful satisfied. Add a star if you’re a fan.
05/27/08
Top CriticFor a series so steeped in romance, the eagerly awaited Sex and the City movie feels a trifle half-hearted.
05/15/08
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Latest News for Sex and the City - The Movie
September 30, 2009:
Miley Cyrus Rumored for Sex and the City Sequel 
Nothing has been confirmed yet, but New Line is issuing the telltale "no comment" in response to rumors that Miley Cyrus will be making a cameo in the "Sex and the City" sequel. More...
February 06, 2009:
Sex and the City Stars Sign for Sequel
Ready for a "Sex and the City" sequel? The movie's stars are -- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, and Kristin Davis have signed on for another installment,... More...
January 07, 2009:
People's Choice Awards Winners Announced
The 35th annual People's Choice Awards were handed out on January 7, 2009. A complete list of film nominees, with winners in bold, follows below. More...
November 25, 2008:
Sarah Jessica Parker Targets '09 for Sex and the City Sequel
According to Sarah Jessica Parker, a "Sex and the City" sequel is definitely happening -- perhaps as soon as next year. More...
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