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Sex and the City 2
Sex and the City 2 follows the latest exploits of the famous Manhattan foursome: Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte.
Carrie and Big have now been married for two years. Life is good for the girls, but the traditional roles of marriage and motherhood lack a certain "sparkle". So, it is decided, the remedy lies in a glamorous, sun-drenched luxury holiday in Abu Dhabi. But as their relationships continue to falter in a foreign land, their holiday may prove more of an adventure outing.
Guest stars Liza Minnelli, Penelope Cruz and Miley Cyrus. Sarah Jessica Parker has described the film as "a light-hearted caper, like a souffle".
Starring Sarah Jessica Parker , Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Penélope Cruz, Miley Cyrus, Liza Minnelli
Directed by Michael Patrick King ('Sex and The City' TV Series)
Written by Michael Patrick King
Romantic Comedy, Romance | 2hr 25mins | Rated (M) | contains sex scenes and offensive language | Origin: USA | Official Site »
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Sex and the City 2 feels like a Twilight for grown-up women, but, instead of beautiful vampire boys and a father who turns a blind eye when your boyfriend stays over, we are offered shoes to die for, an endless supply of Armani and an Arab who waits on you hand and foot. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are living the ultimate fantasy (Jimmy Choo stilettos in the desert?) but it’s one I was happy to buy into.
Interwoven with the New York four’s relationship drama is an opulent, visual delight of fashion and luxury and, now that the ladies are a little older and more mature, some fabulous furnishings and apartments are thrown in to boot. It’s lucky there is an abundance of nice things to look at as it helps one ignore the fact that the storyline has been traded in for over the top product placement.
Sex and the City 2 is a movie for the fans. It has definitely ratcheted up the opulence of lifestyle to almost unbelievable levels; yet so long as you’re happy to suspend your sense of reality and turn a blind eye to the lack of depth in the story, you’ll still find some enjoyment with our favourite fab four.SHARE:
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Some of these people make my skin crawl. The characters of Sex and the City 2 are flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row.
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Empire (UK)
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This feels bigger and more cinematic than the first film, and sees a progression in the lives of the characters. But many of the jokes are beyond broad, and the Middle Eastern stereotypes are shockingly cack-handed.
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Hollywood Reporter
So even if Sex and the City 2 consisted of nothing but a two-hour fashion show, it would draw crowds. But it also has the returning cast members in fine comic form, and it has more cutting-edge humor than the first movie.
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New York Times
The ugly smell of unexamined privilege hangs over this film like the smoke from cheap incense.
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NZ Herald (Francesca Rudkin)
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Style overtakes substance in this disappointing sequel
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Total Film (UK)
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Disposable, glitzy fun lacking depth or staying power, Sex And The City 2 is the cinematic version of karaoke: a giddy, silly hoot best enjoyed in tipsy groups.
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TVNZ (Darren Bevan)
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There's some quippy one liners, an amusing 80s flashback sequence and a great Liza Minnelli cameo - but it's not enough to sustain a second outing for Carrie and the gang.
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Variety (USA)
Part of the action occurs in the desert, which inadvertently proves apt, since the oases of enjoyable moments -- and they do exist -- suffer from being spaced too widely in what's otherwise a long, arid trek.
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