Sex & the City
| Release Date: | 29th May 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Running Time: | 145 mins |
| Rating: | M18 |
| Genre: | Romance / Comedy |
| Starring: | Christopher Noth, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker [full cast] |
| Directed by: | Michael Patrick King |
| Local Distributor: | Warner Bros |
Follow the adventures of Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) four years after the series ended as they continue their lives in Manhattan. Along with original characters such as Mr. Big (Chris Noth), Magda (Lynn Cohen) and Steve Brady (David Eignerberg), Academy Award Winner Jennifer Hudson joins the cast as Carrie's (Sarah Jessica Parker) new assistant.
Recommendation: 4.5/5
It started with promise, the voice over of Jessica fondly re-introducing the main characters to theatre room full of unabashedly self-proclaimed fans of the HBO series. Myself, never seen an episode, was equally intrigued. The line "so this is where they keep the sunlight" by the stoic boyfriend of Jessica's character was poignant and underlined the impending change in their lives. This was the baseline story that propelled the rest of the movie. The response by Jessica as she stepped on the veranda and swirled back was a great moment of chemistry that, unfortunately, went down the tubes. The show suffered from the same rather inept and inane acting by the TV characters that either could not or deliberately did not want to make the transition to the big screen. Thing is, the big screen magnifies the gestures and facial expressions and acting is a lot more subtle to appear natural as compared to TV or stage acting. I therefore began to feel like I was watching a whole season of the series in one sitting, with the story arcs becoming so obvious and unanticipated due to the compression of time. Strangely, and I still mull over it, the feeling of intrigue stayed. The show dealt with every woman’s issues and never became crass about them nor resorted to shameless exploitation of the audiences’ sentiment like some fundraising shows. It went about its business in an everyday fashion and like daily life, dollops of wisdom and insightful quotes pop up for the careful listener. And like being among friends who seem awkward at first, the show and its characters grow on you. There is much fodder for the feed and I am still munching long after that redeeming final scene, in so ways than one. I felt the bland honesty – in equal measure – therein lies the intrigue for me.