Sex and the City (2008)

Director:

Michael Patrick King

Writers (WGA):

Michael Patrick King (written by)
Candace Bushnell (book)

Release Date:

30 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Get Carried Away.

Plot:

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

Plot Keywords:

Shower Scene | Gay Interest | Fashion Magazine | Wedding Planner | Limousine

Awards:

2 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall	...	Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis	...	Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon	...	Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth	...	Mr. Big
Candice Bergen	...	Enid Frick
Jennifer Hudson	...	Louise
David Eigenberg	...	Steve Brady
Evan Handler	...	Harry Goldenblatt
Jason Lewis	...	Jerry 'Smith' Jerrod
Mario Cantone	...	Anthony Marentino
Lynn Cohen	...	Magda
Willie Garson	...	Stanford Blatch
Joanna Gleason	...	Therapist
Joseph Pupo	...	Brady Hobbes

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

148 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-13 (re-rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:16 | Italy:T | Sweden:Btl | Germany:12 | Taiwan:R-18 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) (cut) | South Korea:18 | Norway:11 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R21 | Hong Kong:III | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #44340) | Greece:K-13 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Brazil:16 | Denmark:11 | France:U (with warning) | Spain:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Darren Star Productions

Trivia:

Shot in 69 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the waiter in Mexico gives Charlotte her bottled water (and she is shown wiping off the mouth of it), his tray shown in the next shot still has the bottle of water on it as he places another margarita on the table.

Quotes:

Carrie Bradshaw: What does your gut tell you?

Movie Connections:

References Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Soundtrack:

Real Girl

Difficult to pull off TV move to big screen, but translation handled well by SATC.

Being a fan of the series for years, I had pretty high expectations for this film. I was not disappointed by what I saw, and most other SATC fans I've talked to agree with me.

The film jumps ahead 3 years in the characters' lives, and then intertwines the stories of the four women throughout the course of a year, as they each come to terms with the ending they found at the series' completion. I liked this approach, because it demonstrated the longevity (or lack thereof) of the happy endings the characters attained.

The girls are translated well into film--I didn't feel like any of the 4 was rewritten or misrepresented from her role on the show. The male counterparts were all present--Big, Steve, Harry, Smith, Stanford, etc. The movie doesn't spend as much time on them as they do the trials of the female characters, naturally, and no relationship is depicted as closely as Carrie and Big's.

I found the plot to be compelling and heartfelt and the female characters just as flawed and human and funny as they'd always been. And, of course, it wouldn't be SATC without the staples of designer bags and shoes, classic cocktails, and of course, a splash of nudity.