I have wanted to see the movie very bad ever since talks of its inception have been going round, I think for the last two years. At first news reports said it was on, then various members of the cast denied any such move or even being approached for it (very similar to the current round of discussion about possibility of a Friends movie being made).
Anyway, coming back to the movie, it began like any regular episode in the series. Carrie’s voice giving viewers a quick recap of happenings in lives of the foursome – Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, & Charlotte. The opening has Carries skipping through the Manhattan streets, in one of her crazy supposedly “stylish” costumes ;-) It proceeds in the regular pace, Carrie and Mr Big, househunting, Samantha in her new life at LA, Miranda with her family in the suburbs, and Charlotte with her lawyer husband and adopted Chinese daughter. All looks hunky dory till cracks start appearing in each of their lives, except Carrie’s – she and Mr Big decide to get married.
Just as in the serial, the movie is also a catwalk of various designer clothes, bags, show – the highpoint being Carrie’s bridal gown photo feature for vogue, very chic and lovely, in fact the only scene in the movie where Sarah Jessica Parker does not look haggard and old. Then on the movie goes into the predictable path of the series, where a misunderstanding between the lead woman and her lover provide fodder for the plot. This movie is definitely not for the uninitiated, those new to idiosyncrasies of Carrie and her quirky friends. You may wonder why Carrie (or any of her friends) can’t just have a talk with Mr Big about the wedding fiasco, instead of mopping around the whole time, changing her haircolor and other stuff. For die hard fans of the series, this is very integral to the buildup.
The sexy foursome don’t look as sexy as they used to- is it to do with the big screen or the decade gone by, maybe both. But watching their eccentricities on the silver screen make you realize why none of them, although huge TV stars, never made it big in Hollywood. If they want to have another installment of the movie, it will have to be with Samantha’s daughter, coz that’s how old she looks in the movie.
Few let downs for die hard fans:
There is very little of carrie’s war of words, she is mopping most of the time in the movie
carrie hardly sits at her laptop and writes, when she ruminates about life and comes up with her quirky & funny but sensible conclusions. “gay men are the loopholes of monogamy”
It lacks the punch of the half and hour serial. In certain parts it tends to drone on.
Very important – the nude scenes (of which there are many) are censored; so no boobs or lovemaking scenes (It felt like my childhood in the Gulf).
However, there is no denying it still is a fun watch for die hard fans, such as me. The four gusty women, living life on their own terms, live and let live. It’s not a classic, but leaves you with a light heart and smile on ur lips.
Anyway, coming back to the movie, it began like any regular episode in the series. Carrie’s voice giving viewers a quick recap of happenings in lives of the foursome – Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, & Charlotte. The opening has Carries skipping through the Manhattan streets, in one of her crazy supposedly “stylish” costumes ;-) It proceeds in the regular pace, Carrie and Mr Big, househunting, Samantha in her new life at LA, Miranda with her family in the suburbs, and Charlotte with her lawyer husband and adopted Chinese daughter. All looks hunky dory till cracks start appearing in each of their lives, except Carrie’s – she and Mr Big decide to get married.
Just as in the serial, the movie is also a catwalk of various designer clothes, bags, show – the highpoint being Carrie’s bridal gown photo feature for vogue, very chic and lovely, in fact the only scene in the movie where Sarah Jessica Parker does not look haggard and old. Then on the movie goes into the predictable path of the series, where a misunderstanding between the lead woman and her lover provide fodder for the plot. This movie is definitely not for the uninitiated, those new to idiosyncrasies of Carrie and her quirky friends. You may wonder why Carrie (or any of her friends) can’t just have a talk with Mr Big about the wedding fiasco, instead of mopping around the whole time, changing her haircolor and other stuff. For die hard fans of the series, this is very integral to the buildup.
The sexy foursome don’t look as sexy as they used to- is it to do with the big screen or the decade gone by, maybe both. But watching their eccentricities on the silver screen make you realize why none of them, although huge TV stars, never made it big in Hollywood. If they want to have another installment of the movie, it will have to be with Samantha’s daughter, coz that’s how old she looks in the movie.
Few let downs for die hard fans:
There is very little of carrie’s war of words, she is mopping most of the time in the movie
carrie hardly sits at her laptop and writes, when she ruminates about life and comes up with her quirky & funny but sensible conclusions. “gay men are the loopholes of monogamy”
It lacks the punch of the half and hour serial. In certain parts it tends to drone on.
Very important – the nude scenes (of which there are many) are censored; so no boobs or lovemaking scenes (It felt like my childhood in the Gulf).
However, there is no denying it still is a fun watch for die hard fans, such as me. The four gusty women, living life on their own terms, live and let live. It’s not a classic, but leaves you with a light heart and smile on ur lips.
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