Sex And The City

Year: 2008

Grade: D

Country: USA

Director: King

Review

going into the film you already know how you’re going to feel about it. i happen to think that sex and the city is about as vapid, materialistic, and obnoxious as tv gets; and what makes it worse is that it’s actually appreciated by intelligent people. what separates this drivel from reality tv is some good writing and introspection. this is what the intelligent fans probably latch onto, unfortunately it’s so buried in product placement, objectification of both sexes, materialism, and whining that it’s nearly impossible for me to appreciate the positives. that said, there are some thoughtful moments and good laughs in here and the series. as an aside, the film provides a better title for the series when carrie talks about the two “L”s: labels and love. that’s what the title should be because that’s what the series is really about. the sex is (for three of them anyway) about searching for love and the labels/fashion are easily as important as the (over-rated) city.

Watched in theater