It was okay... I expected more but it was only just okay.
Many others have already commented that the movie was more like a double episode and that is exactly what I was thinking as I left the theatre. Yes I laughed out loud (mostly when Charlotte Poughkeepsied her pants) but the élan was gone. With the exception of Charlotte most of the characters came across as uncommunicative, pathetic, losers -- bitter old maids who just looked desperate with too much make-up. If I had just watched this movie without investing all those years in front of HBO, I would be totally bewildered as to why I should care about any of these women or their loser or invisible boyfriends (two come across as losers, the other two are invisible). Rather than revisit all the characters and develop them in some way we are introduced to new characters instead. We didn't need the psychiatrist or the personal assistant - why were they there? Isn't that what friends are for? I thought the whole point of this series was that these women could always rely on each other when all else went wrong. Nope, apparently you hire a PA and go see a shrink...
I really would have liked to have seen more of some of the regular characters, like Harry, Anthony, and Stanford. I also would have liked to have seen a LOT less of the biggest star in the film - fashion. There is just TOO much fashion - it has become a character in the film, and its not that interesting to watch on screen. The clothes became over-the-top statements. Carrie wears a studded punk belt with her first three outfits in the movie but then leaves a pair of brand new Blahniks in a closet for 6 months without a second thought -- this is not a fashionista... despite her wearing a big bird costume covered with black net to a fashion show in the middle of February, Carrie continues to don her ratty old vintage fur coat that she has owned for over a decade. The film is unsatisfying. If you are looking for a follow-up to the final episode -- a 'where are they now' kind of thing, then you won't be happy - its more like a continuation of the same crap three years later. THe single most frustrating experience of the entire movie is the build-up to the big wedding let down. It all seemed so manufactured - a pure invention of the writer. Where was the slow tension build-up, the wedding slowly getting out of control scenes that scare Big. Nope, nothing is mentioned until its too late.
You know, I came here to write a review for my 6 out of 10 rating, but I am going to re-vote the movie to a 4 now. The longer I think about it, the more I don't like what I saw.
Many others have already commented that the movie was more like a double episode and that is exactly what I was thinking as I left the theatre. Yes I laughed out loud (mostly when Charlotte Poughkeepsied her pants) but the élan was gone. With the exception of Charlotte most of the characters came across as uncommunicative, pathetic, losers -- bitter old maids who just looked desperate with too much make-up. If I had just watched this movie without investing all those years in front of HBO, I would be totally bewildered as to why I should care about any of these women or their loser or invisible boyfriends (two come across as losers, the other two are invisible). Rather than revisit all the characters and develop them in some way we are introduced to new characters instead. We didn't need the psychiatrist or the personal assistant - why were they there? Isn't that what friends are for? I thought the whole point of this series was that these women could always rely on each other when all else went wrong. Nope, apparently you hire a PA and go see a shrink...
I really would have liked to have seen more of some of the regular characters, like Harry, Anthony, and Stanford. I also would have liked to have seen a LOT less of the biggest star in the film - fashion. There is just TOO much fashion - it has become a character in the film, and its not that interesting to watch on screen. The clothes became over-the-top statements. Carrie wears a studded punk belt with her first three outfits in the movie but then leaves a pair of brand new Blahniks in a closet for 6 months without a second thought -- this is not a fashionista... despite her wearing a big bird costume covered with black net to a fashion show in the middle of February, Carrie continues to don her ratty old vintage fur coat that she has owned for over a decade. The film is unsatisfying. If you are looking for a follow-up to the final episode -- a 'where are they now' kind of thing, then you won't be happy - its more like a continuation of the same crap three years later. THe single most frustrating experience of the entire movie is the build-up to the big wedding let down. It all seemed so manufactured - a pure invention of the writer. Where was the slow tension build-up, the wedding slowly getting out of control scenes that scare Big. Nope, nothing is mentioned until its too late.
You know, I came here to write a review for my 6 out of 10 rating, but I am going to re-vote the movie to a 4 now. The longer I think about it, the more I don't like what I saw.