Summary: Good not great. If you miss the ladies, you'll want to see it regardless.
The 1st sex and the city movie was a gem to me. I loved it, I thought it was bright and all us SATC fans were dying to catch up with the characters and where they'd been since the series. There were also surprises in it Steve cheating!, the way Carrie gets left at the alter, Charlotte pregnant.
SATC2 had none of that in my opinion.
NO SURPRISES: I really wasn't surprised about anything. Aidan is back (OK we all knew that), Charlotte gets a nanny, Miranda quits her job, nothing really earth shattering here.
WHY: I had heard about Penelope Cruz being in this movie for a while now and that she would be a potential other love interest for BIG. While I don't care much for her I thought, hmm OK, interesting twist, I can see a good complication there for Carrie. Nope. She was there for 1 scene -maybe 5 mins and poof no more Penelope. I ask myself, really? Why was she even in the movie? They could have hired any good looking woman with decent acting skills to play that role. I kept thinking she would pop up again later (possibly BIG cheating on Carrie with Penelope after hearing her Aidan news) but it never happened. Pointless.
SMITH: Why tease the audience with Smith reconnecting with Samantha if he wasn't going to even be a real part of this story? Other than him helping Sam connect with the guy wanting to build hotels he wasn't really in this movie. Again, huh? Pointless deux.
A PLUS: SATC2 does have something going for it that the original did not. The characters were more themselves this time around--or rather more in line with the personalities seen on the series were. I always felt the 1st movie was great but the characters were a wee bit different, almost too evolved. I missed these girls more--they were funnier.
The Clothes: I'm not sure why I've seen repeated reviews about the clothes sucking in this movie because I have to disagree. I thought they were great. Fashion is ever evolving and I happen to think Pat Fields did a great job keeping these girls looking great but all with their distinct personal style. Great to see Miranda not looking 100 percent perfect all the time and having some casual attire moments. She was way way too dressy in the 1st one (although stylishly so). And Carrie back to wearing see thru dresses with visible panties, tacky but that was the Carrie I remember, glad to see that part of her still exists!
BIG and Carrie: Loved seeing them together more and their domestic issues. I think the best part of their scenes came when he picked her up at her old place. There was a collective awww in the crowd. Loved it. Though I think BIG forgave her too fast for the kiss, but whatever. And is it me or is Chris Noth looking 50 million times better than the 1st movie. He lost weight and is looking great!
General Plot: A bit all over the place in my opinion. I think they were trying to do too much at once and I don't think it always worked. I also think that most of the fans, love the New York of SATC and would have preferred to spend most of the time there versus abu dhabi. I would have also loved to see Carrie writing more. Did we really see her writing much at all in this movie? Blink and you missed it.
Lastly: Was anyone else wondering why those Liza Minelli scenes lasted so long? And was anyone else as disturbed as I was? No offense to the Liza fans but eh...I think we could have done without most of it. Just like the girls singing. It was cute, but did it need to go on so long?
In Short: Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate the movie but I'm not sure it lived up to my expectation of what I had hoped it would be. The ladies themselves were in fine form though. Personally better than they were the 1st go round. They may want to take more time creating a better script (as with the 1st one) if they decide to do a SATC3.
The 1st sex and the city movie was a gem to me. I loved it, I thought it was bright and all us SATC fans were dying to catch up with the characters and where they'd been since the series. There were also surprises in it Steve cheating!, the way Carrie gets left at the alter, Charlotte pregnant.
SATC2 had none of that in my opinion.
NO SURPRISES: I really wasn't surprised about anything. Aidan is back (OK we all knew that), Charlotte gets a nanny, Miranda quits her job, nothing really earth shattering here.
WHY: I had heard about Penelope Cruz being in this movie for a while now and that she would be a potential other love interest for BIG. While I don't care much for her I thought, hmm OK, interesting twist, I can see a good complication there for Carrie. Nope. She was there for 1 scene -maybe 5 mins and poof no more Penelope. I ask myself, really? Why was she even in the movie? They could have hired any good looking woman with decent acting skills to play that role. I kept thinking she would pop up again later (possibly BIG cheating on Carrie with Penelope after hearing her Aidan news) but it never happened. Pointless.
SMITH: Why tease the audience with Smith reconnecting with Samantha if he wasn't going to even be a real part of this story? Other than him helping Sam connect with the guy wanting to build hotels he wasn't really in this movie. Again, huh? Pointless deux.
A PLUS: SATC2 does have something going for it that the original did not. The characters were more themselves this time around--or rather more in line with the personalities seen on the series were. I always felt the 1st movie was great but the characters were a wee bit different, almost too evolved. I missed these girls more--they were funnier.
The Clothes: I'm not sure why I've seen repeated reviews about the clothes sucking in this movie because I have to disagree. I thought they were great. Fashion is ever evolving and I happen to think Pat Fields did a great job keeping these girls looking great but all with their distinct personal style. Great to see Miranda not looking 100 percent perfect all the time and having some casual attire moments. She was way way too dressy in the 1st one (although stylishly so). And Carrie back to wearing see thru dresses with visible panties, tacky but that was the Carrie I remember, glad to see that part of her still exists!
BIG and Carrie: Loved seeing them together more and their domestic issues. I think the best part of their scenes came when he picked her up at her old place. There was a collective awww in the crowd. Loved it. Though I think BIG forgave her too fast for the kiss, but whatever. And is it me or is Chris Noth looking 50 million times better than the 1st movie. He lost weight and is looking great!
General Plot: A bit all over the place in my opinion. I think they were trying to do too much at once and I don't think it always worked. I also think that most of the fans, love the New York of SATC and would have preferred to spend most of the time there versus abu dhabi. I would have also loved to see Carrie writing more. Did we really see her writing much at all in this movie? Blink and you missed it.
Lastly: Was anyone else wondering why those Liza Minelli scenes lasted so long? And was anyone else as disturbed as I was? No offense to the Liza fans but eh...I think we could have done without most of it. Just like the girls singing. It was cute, but did it need to go on so long?
In Short: Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate the movie but I'm not sure it lived up to my expectation of what I had hoped it would be. The ladies themselves were in fine form though. Personally better than they were the 1st go round. They may want to take more time creating a better script (as with the 1st one) if they decide to do a SATC3.