Sex and the City (2008), Michael Patrick King
2.5/5
After my initial reaction of loathing and feminist outrage at this sappy romantic film that follows on from the hit television show I have come to appreciate it somewhat. It pretty much starts where the 6th season of the show finished and while it is predictable it retains some of it's edginess from the very beginnings of the show in the 90s. At first glance it has turned into it's polar opposite spouting the perks of monogamy, marriage, and children and it certainly is to a degree. However it still strives to retain some essence of underscoring the reality versus the fairytale and the fact that women can be happy alone or without children. The ending seems to beget that premise, but the ending actually perfectly rejects it by depicting a non-traditional style fairytale ending. Having said that, it still does end with all the loose ends tied up perfectly continuing the romantic paradigm of man-woman-child and the dominant understanding of women in society. Putting it in perspective this is a large bit of fluff and has disseminated from it's original edginess with frank and "vulgar" discussions of their intimate sex lives that was somewhat groundbreaking from television standards of the time.
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