SATC2

Oh where to start....?

To begin, I’ll let you know right off the bat that this is a very mixed review.

First of all, can you say “long”?! My goodness! I get it, there’s just so much fabulousness in SATC you just want to pack it all in- but honestly!? One hour and fifty seven minutes?! A girl can only take so much!

I felt almost as if the movie was shot by two different directors.

Michael Patrick King did such a good job of forming such a cohesive series for six years, and even the first SATC movie seemed so true to the series he had directed. I almost can’t believe that the first half of this movie could have been directed by him. I think one of the greatest things about this show (and most successful shows) is that the actors make it look flawless. Sarah Jessica Parker (SJP), Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon always did such a good job of making it seem on film like they really were friends- like we were really getting a glimpse of what their lives looked like. It didn’t seem like acting. It seemed like the lines they were given were their own words; as natural as can possibly be.

Well in this movie- that was so not the case. I could not believe the continuous, obvious “line cues” going back and forth between the actors. And beyond that, none of it was natural at all, not for real life, and not even for their characters!

SPOILER ALERT! (only a minor one) The “gay wedding” was ridiculous. SATC has always been known for being a little over the top (“a little” being the operative word here); but they took it just a step too far. Having Liza Minnelli officiate the wedding, and then going on to perform her version of “Single Ladies”.... I mean, really?! I get that it’s a movie, but I feel that SATC has always done such a good job of keeping it relatively true to life. I’m not saying that Liza would never officiate someone’s wedding- but I feel like they would have to really be someone to know, and I just don’t feel like Stanford and Anthony really fit in that category.

Speaking of Liza Minnelli, if you can say “long”, can you say “cameo”?! Since when does SATC need other famous actors to boost their ratings? Sure, they’ve had other well known actors come on every once in a while but I just really don’t feel like they needed so many: Liza Minnelli, Miley Cycus, Penelope Cruze, Tuesday Knight. Maybe four cameo’s doesn’t sound like a lot, but for SATC, I personally think it’s far too many.

Before I wrap up my bash session, I’ll end this portion with this: I just think that the majority of the first half was trying way too hard. Every single scene seemed like a trailer, and not a movie with meaty dialogue. I wouldn’t generally be this critical, but I hold SATC to a rather high standard. I mean, they stayed on the air, and popular for so long- I just don’t understand the rather seemingly desperate cries in this one.

On to my praise, I’ll try to keep this short and sweet (just like the good portion of the film). The second half really picked up. It really started to feel more like the traditional SATC we all know and love when Carrie saw Aiden. SPOILER ALERT! (this one’s kinda a big one) I think we all knew what was coming when we saw the trailer of Carrie seeing Aiden, I mean, it has been smooth sailing for long enough they had to throw someone cheating somewhere in there to shake things up!

Essentially- if you’re a SATC fan, of course you have to see this one, but keep your expectations low. I was also hoping that this would be kind of the end of the road for this series, but no such luck- I just read online that a third movie is already in the works, and most likely a forth will follow. Thank God, that sounds to be the end of it.

And lastly, I'd like to pick a fight with whoever is in the editing department of the movie poster. I’m guessing they paid all of their famous actors to do their cameos so they had to hire someone out of their first design class. The photoshop on this is unbelievable. SJP’s face looks like it’s been copied and pasted onto her body (that is, if it even IS her body), and I’m fairly certain that that’s not even Kim face. (please compare the bottom photo to this top one)

If you have already seen it, or plan on seeing it, please leave me a comment below and let me know what you thought!