Movie Review: Sex and the City 2

For Roger Ebert's review, click here.   Don't read my comments unless you've already seen the movie.  Might be some spoilers, not sure.

I just watched Sex and the City 2 on pay-per-view and enjoyed it.  Sure, some of the clothes were far-out colorful and maybe tacky but that's part of the amusement.

It was fantasy and fun, some of it a little silly-- nothing to take too seriously although there were some attempts at seriousness.

For example, Carrie showed concern for her assistant's inability to see his wife very often.  And Samantha decided her girlfriends were more important than dumping them for a date.  Charlotte and Miranda had drinks together to discuss their frustrations with being parents.

Now, I suppose you could say Charlotte was frustrated not because she realized her kids needed to be raised as Ebert suggests but because she realized she can't be the picture of perfection she dreamed she would be.  Part of that dream must have included wearing vintage Dior.

I don't believe in gay marriage but I, unlike Ebert, was somewhat mesmerized by the wedding, swans and all.  Liza was fantastic, the music was lovely.  I would have suggested adding clips of Cher singing, "Way of Love." 

I don't understand gay marriage because it's not expected in our culture that two men or two women get married.  The reason why marriage was invented as an institution was for the protection of women and the security of children.  

Men and women who desired to have sex with each other even though they didn't want children did so to avoid gossip, to fit in with the culture.  It was sort of a prestige thing for women.

Gay marriage seems unnecessary.  It's always been acceptable for two men or two women to room together but nowadays the rumors start because gayness is so much out in the open.  What good does being married achieve?

Since I'll never be on a plane with my own suite, and don't necessarily ever want to be, it was a treat just to watch the luxury on the screen.

I've always liked Aiden.  He's a buddy-type, sweet and adorable; but Chris Noth is tall, dark, handsome, with a hint of masculine mystery.  Unlike Ebert, I see his appeal.  He's not so self-centered.  He's not so shallow.  He's never been one to sleep around.  He appreciates classic music such as "Moon River" by Andy Williams and classic movies such as "It Happened One Night" with Colbert and Gable.  He treats Carrie very well.  He tries to understand and tries to please her.

He never criticizes Carrie and her lack of cooking skills.  He simply orders take-out.  That isn't good enough for her, though.  She seems to want to go out every night.  Ebert complains that he wants to stay home all the time.  It isn't all the time. 

Back in Abu whatever.  The scene with the girls in burqas was too silly.  I'm so sure they secretly wear Paris fashions.  One little detail that bothered me: Samantha asked for a drink of water and never got it.  Then one of the ladies asks if anyone wants anything to drink.  Weird.

The bit with the Suzanne Somers' book was lost on me.  If it was intended to make fun of Suzanne, it doesn't make much sense when anyone can see that Somers at age 63 or so looks as fantastic as most anyone.  And she's survived cancer through self-care when doctors said it couldn't work.

My one big complaint is Samantha.  Her character hasn't deepened much.  I found her annoying with out-of-proportion tantrums.  Perhaps we were to attribute those to her hormones, but ......

Instead of always being on the prowl, I'd prefer she be happy with her life and every once in a while someone catches her eye.  I'd like the flirtation to last a while and the relationship to show a little something to it other than pure lust.

And there were happy endings to complete the happy movie.  All in all, though, I recommend it for Sex and the City fans.