Fashion, Sex, Friendship and One Enormous Closet. What's Not To Love?

Nearly five years in the making, and not without its share of drama off screen, Sex and The City: The Movie finally premiered last Friday at midnight. Long time fans of the series, we were ecstatic to get a sneak preview earlier in the week.

The movie opens to find Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte a few years older and all coupled up. Make no mistake, while the plot focuses on romantic triumphs and debacles, the real story, like in the series, is their friendship. The movie fleshed out the friendships even more than the series, and we see the depth of the commitment the four have for one another. Who else can you count on to spoon feed you yogurt when you’re too depressed to get out of bed for three days?

We were surprised at how dark the plot became. The original series had its moments (Carrie and Aidan’s second break up, oy!) but nothing like this. We found ourselves hankering for a Cosmo through the roughest bits. Of course, watching the characters slurp back cocktails did plenty to encourage our thirst, as well. They even snuck in a self-referential dig about the popularity of their favorite drink.

Loyal fans of the show will get a lot of what they are looking for: materialism spiked with lusty hedonism. The parade of couture at times felt not so much like fashion as Flashion™. The humor was characteristically raunchy, with plenty of references to bikini waxes, sexual positions and even bathroom accidents (“Charlotte poughkeepsied in her pants!”). Some of the jokes were well tread ground (the girls ogling a hot guy who leans in to kiss another guy), but hey, we got a nice little glimpse of some male frontal nudity!

If you are a fan of the series then Sex and The City: The Movie will not disappoint. It’s worth the $8 to see a closet that would make Oprah jealous on the big screen. However, if closet space doesn’t get you all hot and bothered, you can probably wait until it comes out on DVD.

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