Ten years ago the television series Sex and the City, about four women looking for love in New York, debuted to enormous acclaim. Many of us followed the lives of Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda for six years with unwavering loyalty. So I am thrilled to report that the long anticipated Sex and the City: The Movie will not disappoint.
The opening sequence, although a little tedious, serves to get Sex and the City virgins up to speed with the rest of us. Suffice it to say, we meet the women four years later, older, wiser and more importantly all in relationships. If the series dealt with the search for love, the film explores what happens when you find it.
Sex and the City: The Movie is written and directed by its original screenwriter and producer, Michael Patrick King. And he has done a really terrific job.
Apart from a few clunky and awkward moments in the first half, the second half was filled with clever and well observed writing. By the end the film delivers a truly satisfying Sex and the City experience.
The characters are all given their time in the sun. Their relationships – with each other and their men, are gloriously complex and well executed. And the scenes between the women are moving and so irreverent; I was reminded how well I’d come to know them.
Thankfully King does not shy away from the fashion either; which over the years became synonymous with the TV show. It is a credit to the series original Costume Designer Patricia Field, that it is bigger, bolder and enjoys more airtime than ever.
The film not only took me back into the lives of the four New Yorkers but made me reflect a little on my own; which for a film that offers lots of froth and bubble, is a terrific achievement.
Sarah Jessica Parker deserves every accolade she has ever received for her Carrie Bradshaw"¦ she is a pleasure to watch again.
