Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
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The story
A few years after the events of the television series, Carrie Bradshaw and Mr. Big are in a committed relationship and preparing to move in together. They find an expensive penthouse in New York City, which Big buys for them both to live in. While Carrie considers the logistics of their new life, she is invited by a Vogue editor to be featured in a bridal couture issue. The attention surrounding a specific designer gown leads Carrie to deviate from her original plan of a small, intimate wedding to a large, elaborate extravaganza. This shift in scale begins to cause anxiety for Big, who has been divorced twice.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following the series, Carrie and Big are preparing to move into a penthouse. Carrie is featured in a Vogue bridal couture issue, and the attention from a Vivienne Westwood gown leads her to plan a massive wedding, causing stress for Big. Meanwhile, Miranda's marriage to Steve is failing due to his affair, and she decides to leave him. At the rehearsal dinner, a tense exchange occurs between Miranda and Big. On the wedding day, Big calls off the wedding, and Carrie leaves the venue. The four friends travel to Mexico to help Carrie recover. Upon returning, Carrie hires an assistant, Louise. Charlotte discovers she is pregnant, and Miranda and Steve reconcile after counseling. Samantha, unhappy with her sex life in LA, moves back to New York. After a chance encounter where Big helps a pregnant Charlotte, he finds a series of love letters from him to Carrie. They eventually reconcile and marry at New York City Hall in a simple ceremony, followed by a celebration for Samantha's 50th birthday.
- First release year
- 2008
- Runtime (minutes)
- 145
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Patrick King
- Writers
- Michael Patrick King · writer
- Cast and characters
- Sarah Jessica Parker · Carrie Bradshaw; Kim Cattrall · Samantha Jones; Kristin Davis · Charlotte York Goldenblatt; Cynthia Nixon · Miranda Hobbes; Jennifer Hudson · Louise; Candice Bergen; Chris Noth
- Genres
- romantic comedy; comedy-drama
- Themes
- friendship; marriage; fashion
- Tone and mood
- witty; effervescent
- Premise and plot tags
- romance; comedy; fashion; wedding
- Source material / true-story basis
- HBO television series Sex and the City (1998–2004)
- Franchise connections
- Sex and the City
- Content notes
- nudity; swearing
- Reception
- The film was a major commercial success despite mixed reviews from critics, who often compared it to an extended episode of the television series.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 50% · review count: 181; Metacritic · score: 53 · scale: 100 · review count: 38
- Production trivia
- The film's costume designer, Patricia Field, also styled the original television series.; The film featured over 300 individual outfits.; The soundtrack debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart.
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