Sex and the city

Those who have enjoyed TV serial Sex and the City will definitely
enjoy this movie because adoption of the plot and its compression in
movie format is nearly perfect.

For those of you, who have not got an opportunity to watch the TV
Serial, I give the background.It's been four years since we last saw
columnist Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her faithful best
friends--Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and
Samantha (Kim Cattrall). The years have been kind to them: Charlotte
is living her dream life with her loving husband Harry (Evan Handler)
and adoptive 3-year-old Chinese daughter; Samantha has moved to L.A.
to manage her boy toy Smith's (Jason Lewis) acting career and give
monogamy a chance; Miranda is a working mom in Brooklyn, juggling her
demanding career and her marriage to Steve (David Eigenberg); and
finally Carrie, now a bestselling author who has settled into domestic
bliss with her beloved "man friend" John James Preston, aka Mr. Big
(Chris Noth). Domestic bliss? Carrie and Big? Is that possible? Well,
let's just say the road to happiness still isn't smooth for any of
them (save maybe Charlotte), but the film's outcome is a wholly
satisfying experience.

For the four lovely leading ladies, reprising their Sexy alter egos
must have been like riding a bicycle. Parker, Nixon, Davis and
Cattrall defined their SATC roles so succinctly during the HBO show's
six-year run that watching them again feels as if they never stopped.
Parker especially eases right back into Carrie mode, albeit older and
wiser. Gone are her earlier, youthful hang ups about commitment
replaced by a stronger, more mature Carrie--who still has her quirky
insecurities. And of course, her fabulous one-liners still fly fast
and furious ("I need to get out of this Mexi-coma" is a personal
favorite). Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson adds a fifth element to the
proceedings as Carrie's smart and sassy assistant, who has firm belief
in love. The men of SATC also fit right in again. Noth's Big in
particular continues to frustrate but ultimately becomes the man we
all knew he could be.

The road to a big-screen adaptation of Sex and the City was also not a
smooth one. After the show ended in 2004, there were immediate talks
about doing a movie version. But not everyone in the cast was ready to
continue the gig--namely, Kim Cattrall, who decided she needed a break
(and possibly more money). Still, through the perseverance of producer
Sarah Jessica Parker and writer/director Michael Patrick King, SATC
The Movie finally became a reality--and we are very thankful that it
did. Many fans just couldn't let go after the show's series finale;
they wanted more. And so the film gives back in spades, bringing us
back into these women's lives for awhile longer--almost to a fault,
actually. The half-hour TV show was perfect, but a SATC film at two
hours and some change drags a little in the middle. There's also the
fact the film is certainly grander, glossier in scale than the more
grounded TV show. Nevertheless, it's just what the doctor ordered for
those lovers of all things Sex and the City. Bring on the sequels!

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