Sex and the City 2 (2010)
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Four friends reunite for a wedding and embark on a luxury vacation to Abu Dhabi.
The story
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda reunite to attend the wedding of their friends Stanford and Anthony. Three of the four women are now married, while Samantha remains single. In New York City, Miranda faces frustrations at her law firm, Charlotte deals with the demands of motherhood, and Carrie navigates her marriage to Mr. Big. When Samantha is hired to develop a PR campaign for a wealthy Arab sheikh, the group is invited on an all-expenses-paid luxury vacation to Abu Dhabi. The film follows the four friends as they navigate their personal lives and the complexities of traveling to a new cultural environment.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda reunite for a wedding. Miranda resigns from her law firm, Charlotte worries about her husband's attraction to their nanny, and Carrie struggles with her husband's preference for staying in. Samantha is hired by a wealthy Arab sheikh who invites the group to Abu Dhabi. During the trip, Samantha's supplements are confiscated, and the women's Western habits clash with local customs, leading to Samantha's arrest. Carrie reconnects with her former fiancé, Aidan, and later reconciles with Big. Charlotte discovers her nanny is a lesbian, and Miranda finds a new law firm. Samantha eventually reunites with a Danish architect in the Hamptons.
- First release year
- 2010
- Runtime (minutes)
- 146
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Patrick King
- Writers
- Michael Patrick King · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sarah Jessica Parker · Carrie; Kim Cattrall · Samantha; Kristin Davis · Charlotte; Cynthia Nixon · Miranda; John Corbett · Aidan Shaw; Chris Noth · Mr. Big
- Genres
- romantic comedy; comedy-drama
- Themes
- friendship; marriage; cultural clash
- Tone and mood
- escapist
- Premise and plot tags
- sequel; travel; romance
- Source material / true-story basis
- HBO television series
- Franchise connections
- Sex and the City
- Content notes
- R-rated
- Reception
- The film was critically panned and criticized for its portrayal of the Middle East, but it was commercially successful.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 16% · scale: percentage · review count: 217; Metacritic · score: 27 · scale: 100 · review count: 39
- Awards and nominations
- Worst Actress · joint · win; Worst Couple/Screen Ensemble · Razzie · win
- Production trivia
- The production budget was $95 million, which was $30 million more than the first film.
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