Sex and the City Review
“My ovaries were tingling with delight”
For those loyal readers of this glorious fan-boy archive of movies seen by yours truely, this review may come as a shock to some of you. Let me start this review off by saying that I believe it to be important to see all types of movies and to try and enjoy each one if possible. Before seeing the Sex and the City movie, I was thinking I had to really dig deep to give this flick credit. After all, I never really enjoyed the show.
Which isn’t to say that I wasn’t forced to watch it on occasion or frankly enjoyed an episode here or there. I certainly give the show props for it’s writing and longevity but have some fundamental disagreements with the show and it’s morals. I suppose that’s because I’m a dude and don’t get how it works for girls. Which brings me to my next point; I literally had zero expectation of this flick. How could I have expectation when the only review I had of the flick was from girls saying how great it was? I went to it probably more clear minded then I’d ever expect to. Herego, off to the theaters with 2 gal pals to see this.
So let me give a quick anecdote. I was surprised at how rabid the fan base was. Girls were literally running to the doors for the movie and when I went to sit down, a girl DOVE over three seats and snarled at me: “THESE ARE TAKEN!”. When I tried making light of the situation by asking to borrow a copy of US Weekly from said hyena, she in an ever so Sex and the City way, whimsically replied: “You’re here to see the Sex and the City movie. I don’t have any gaming magazines. You look like a gamer.” I guess she’s right. So, having known the ending, I ruined the end of the movie for her right there. Moving on….
(Side note: No girl is ever allowed to rag on a guy for “dressing up” for a movie again. I watched DROVES of females doll up to see this flick and celebrate it’s heroes. Never again girls. You’ve been warned.)
This movie surprised me as to how good it was. It was one of the better romantic comedies of recent time and really had likeable characters. It was very funny and in general very enjoyable to watch. A lot of people said it felt like one long episode, and I could probably concur with that, as it felt like a hodge podge of different stories. The movie really does what so many other romantic comedies fail to do; make you laugh and cry.
I didn’t do the latter, but dare I say I came close. It was interesting for me to relate to the male characters in the flick and for some odd reason connect with some of the things that were happening to the four leading ladies. While in order to fully connect to the movie, I had to have been a fan of the show, I found that even being an outsider I was enjoying myself. It certainly ties up some loose ends for fans of the show and provides some good drama for those watching. When it’s sad, it’s really sad and when it’s funny, it’s pretty decent.
This isn’t to say that it fires on all cylinders. The run time is way too long. Some of the story lines drag (i.e. Samantha and Miranda’s). Ultimately, it covers a lot of material for fans but also becomes a bit self-indulgent in doing so. This could have easily been re-tooled to be 2 hours and really drive home the BIG (good pun) story line. The overt feminist point of view from the show is also managed with a very grey area in this flick, which I appreciated. You didn’t hate what some of the male characters did and didn’t always agree with the heroes.
So there you have it. I saw it. I enjoyed it. May even watch it again. It’s too long and has some very spotty moments of message. Ultimately, I don’t know how much changed with the characters or what they learned. But as I’m certainly proof, and allow me to have my own Carrie Bradshaw moment right now: “It’s never too late to teach an old dog to like new things”. Overall, this get’s a 8 out of 10 Bones for being enjoyable and charming.
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