Sex in the City More

Written by Erin Burris


The sequel to Sex and the City: The Movie, came out in theaters on Feb. 13, 2009 --oh wait, no, that was a different movie. Confessions of a Shopaholic was released last Friday, not the sequel that People Magazine recently confirmed is in the works via one of the four Sex and the City gals, Kim Cattrall. Now that there's been a confirmation on the sequel, Confessions, can only serve as a filler-film to tide the television series' fans over, until the second film shows up. The Isla Fisher film is also based on a girlish novel, and features a journalist on the loose in the big city, doing more shopping than actual writing. Sound familiar? It should if you're savvy on Carrie Bradshaw the fictional woman in her thirties written first by novelist Candace Bushnell. Ms. Bradshaw, on a first-name basis at the Manhattan Prada boutique, details the whims and woes of her love life in a weekly column (later turned book-deal) -whilst spending thousands on shoes.



photo_28_hiresCarrie's three best friends each represent one extreme version of a single woman in her thirties. Samantha (Cattrall) is the single-and-proud-to-be-single character, making the rounds on Manhattan men from episode to episode. Charlotte (the adorable Kristin Davis) is essentially Samantha's opposite, she's looking for love, marriage and children-and a Classic Six on the Upper East Side. And then there's Miranda, played by Cynthia Nixon, who's a sarcastic lawyer who will welcome love if it finds her, but isn't placing any bets on it. The three characters surrounding Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) simultaneously represent the separate aspects of her personality.




The HBO series ran for six seasons before they called it quits. The series television finale ended with a montage of the four gals with their respective men-the whole gang in individual contentment. It left avid watchers in contentment as well -- and then it happened. The promise of a movie. Fans wondered: What will it be about? Where's the drama going to come from? Will there be a wedding? There were blogs, message boards, and all-out debates based on what we knew, and what we hoped to find out. In the end of May 2008, the answer arrived and feelings were divided about the impatiently awaited movie.

photo_02_hiresIt did have a wedding, and in an attempt to create drama, Mr. Big (Chris Noth) pulls a huge "Mr. Big" and, after a long sequence in which Carrie is shrouded by Venetian blinds at a Mexican resort to exert her aching heartbreak, the movie goes the way of most all romantic comedies, leaving fans once again in contentment. Many were over-critical. When the series ended in 2004, the thought of "No more Sex and the City?" was nearly unbearable, so the fact that we received a reunion at all was more than worth sitting through a slow motion Carrie, whacking an apologetic Big with her bridal bouquet in the middle of the New York City street. All the well-heeled devotees wanted was to see those four women together again, to remind us of what we've missed, but all the while making us feel as though we'd never been apart. All we wanted was part seven of an absolutely superb series, sprinkled with Miranda's wit, Samantha's fantasies-come-to-life, Charlotte's romanticism and Carrie's heart.

So a sequel, you say? Because the first flick raked in some $400 million worldwide, a follow-up film is probably not a bad idea. While a decent narrative coupled with the omission of any slow motion scenes would be appreciated, Sex and the City writer-director-producer Michael Patrick King doesn't need to stress too greatly over the next one. Toss in a few clever lines, a plot twist, and another bit up to par with "Poughkeepsie," and it's as good as season eight.