Sex and The City 2.....

"Sex And The City 2" brings it all back and more as Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Samantha (Kim Cattrall), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) take another bite out of The Big Apple and beyond, carrying on with their busy lives and loves in a sequel. This time, the ladies are whisked away on a glamorous, sun-drenched adventure to one of the most luxurious, exotic and vivid places on earth, where the party never ends and there's something mysterious around every corner. It's an escape that comes exactly at the right moment for the four friends, who are finding themselves in - and fighting against - the traditional roles of marriage, motherhood and more.






Movie Review
"Sex And The City" series is a VERY acquired taste. Either you love the ladies from New York City, or you don't. When the first movie came out, everyone was anticipating for it. True enough, it tied up the perfect wish for every SATC fan out there: Carrie finally gets hitched to Mr. Big. But what else holds for the four ladies? Here comes "Sex And The City 2", where the ladies are whisked to the magical Middle East, Abu Dhabi to be exact.


The story opens with Carrie leading a seemingly normal married life with John Preston (aka Mr. Big), having published her latest book about marriage, with Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha busy with their own endeavors. Even her best friend Stanford is getting married to Anthony! Talk about a great start to the movie! But as the movie progresses, Carrie is thrown into a 'mid-wife crisis', having to live a mundane life unlike her old glamorous self. In swoops Samantha with her top-notch PR skills and the girls are going to Abu Dhabi for a week of fun and leisure.



It seems that all the girls do in Abu Dhabi are shop, eat, relax and gossip (Samantha's raging 52-year-old hormones are the highlight of the whole trip). Unfortunately, the whole plot feels stretched too thin to the fact that even Sarah Jessica Parker's face lift couldn't save the whole storyline that was crumbling down by every minute. Every fan would love to see some sizzling love scenes by Aidan and Carrie, but then it all fizzles out in the end, making the whole movie a tad bit anti-climax. The most memorable scene would be during the part where sexually liberated Samantha Jones was confronted with an angry mob of Muslims when her Birkin bag fell to the ground, spilling all sorts of stuff, including condoms! Her reactions were absolutely hilarious to the point where you can't help but applaud her.


Kudos should be given to supporting casts namely Alice Eve as the Irish nanny who doesn't feel the urge to cover her boobies with brassieres, and Max Ryan as the dashing Rikard Spirit, the man-version of Samantha Jones. Of course, how can you leave out Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis, the women we have grown to love since 1998? The fashion, the hairdo, the makeup, the food, the glorious scenery all make up for the poor storyline that is presented in this movie. Patricia Fields (SATC costume designer since 1998) should be proud of the ladies right now.


Malaysian moviegoers should be warned that there is a scene edited out in the end, but isn't major enough to disrupt the movie, unless you're a fan of Samantha's 'activities'. Do go if you love those Manolo Blahniks that Carrie adores, or skip the whole thing if you're a man that loves footie too much to care about fashion. Or sex.