Sex and the City (2008)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Michael Patrick King

Writers (WGA):

Michael Patrick King (written by)
Candace Bushnell (book)

Release Date:

30 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Get Carried Away.

Plot:

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

Plot Keywords:

Sex Standing Up | Wedding Planner | Hospital | Purse | Overeating

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall	...	Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis	...	Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon	...	Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth	...	John James 'Mr. Big' Preston
Candice Bergen	...	Enid Frick
Jennifer Hudson	...	Louise
David Eigenberg	...	Steve Brady
Evan Handler	...	Harry Goldenblatt
Jason Lewis	...	Jerry 'Smith' Jerrod
Mario Cantone	...	Anthony Marentino
Lynn Cohen	...	Magda
Willie Garson	...	Stanford Blatch
Joanna Gleason	...	Therapist
Joseph Pupo	...	Brady Hobbes

Also Known As:

Sex and the City: The Movie (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

148 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Denmark:11 | Norway:11 | USA:R (certificate #44340) | Italy:T | Hong Kong:III | Finland:K-13 (re-rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R21 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) (cut) | Netherlands:12 | Greece:K-13 | Singapore:M18 (edited for re-rating) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:16 | France:U (with warning) | Taiwan:R-18 | New Zealand:R16 | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | Japan:PG-12 | Austria:10

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Darren Star Productions

Trivia:

The tutu outfit that Carrie models for the girls is the same outfit she wears on the HBO show's opening credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Samantha brings Carrie breakfast in Mexico, the teapot on the tray changes between shots from an ornate to a simple design.

Quotes:

Samantha Jones: This is my second most favorite thing I've found in there.

Movie Connections:

References Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Soundtrack:

Labels or Love

The long goodbye.

Fans of the show will be happy to see the ladies from the HBO series unite once again, but really it would have been better for all concerned if they hadn't bothered because this plot less and pointless big screen rehash diminishes the series. The transfer to the big screen at 2hrs and 25mins exposes the hollowness of the characters that the breezy 1/2 hour episodes concealed, and the film is truly 40 minutes too long. And while the ladies and the world have changed in the ten years since the series began, the movie barely acknowledges this fact. Yes, Jennifer Hudson is on board to demonstrate cultural diversity, but the character is unnecessary. SATC:The Movie appeases its target audience with fashion montages, male nudity, spacious closets, and American Pie humor for giddy schoolgirls. The men are upstaged by the Louis Vuitton bags and Mr. Big is passive and colorless. The director's inexperience in the medium is palpable, and the movie feels like 5 episodes of the series drained of blood, and played back to back. The movie isn't very funny; it lacks true wit and polish, and some of what the script thinks is funny, is embarrassing. All of the 4 leads have their moments, the girls still have the same chemistry that made the series popular, and as on the series, Cattrall's Samantha is still my favorite.