It started out well, with some SATC frivolity that viewers know and love. It was nice to see the characters that we have come to care about still thriving and fabulous to see Stanford get his day. Then we start to introduce the necessary problems that are required to make a plot. Charlotte is learning that it is hard to be a mom and not willing to admit it due to her drive to appear perfect. Carrie is not thrilled with her husband's desire to stay in at night. Miranda has a boss that hates her. All of these seemingly trivial items are what would typically be solved in a 30 minute SATC episode on HBO. But we are in a full length picture here people, we have to do something more.
This is where I think that lost us. They went to freaking Abu Dhabi, how could they not lose us. The introduction of this trip was very out of the blue, and then here we are 4 girls in the lap of luxury in the desert. While it was kind of fun to see the heights of luxury that they got to embellish in, it was a little ridiculous. The whole thing felt like an ad for tourism to the UAE. Each lady got their own fully section of a plane, and when they got to the airport each lady had a car waiting for them. Thats right 4 cars to drive 4 ladies from a hotel to an airport. Let's stop for a minute here, I am not the most eco conscious person that you will meet, but lets show a little restraint and responsibility here. BP is not flooding our ocean's with oil because they insist on drilling for something we don't need. Now I know the oil spill hadn't occurred yet when this film was shooting, but seriously a little bit of respect for mother nature couldn't hurt. The hotel suite they are in comes with full butler service, one butler per person. It's ridiculous.
Now I know what you are thinking, isn't Abu Dhabi a very conservative place? You would be right. Aren't these women very liberal women? You would also be right. While it may be true that the middle east is evolving and accepting more and more western practice, it is still a country with very strict rules and governance. The breaking of these rules with very little regard for the people who made them was upsetting to me. While Miranda read up on and practiced the laws of the nation, they were flouted by the other women. None so much as by Samantha. Now the movie is called Sex and the City so it is not surprising that sex does come up in the film. But flouting the local religion and laws is inexcusable and I was not surprised at all by the turn of events that occurred after Samantha hooked up with a complete stranger on the beach. The movie at first seemed to say come visit the UAE it is very nice and your western ways will be ok here, then it said don't come here people are judgmental and the men will harass you. Make up your mind and make your point. Don't waver like that, you just look dumb.
The film wrapped itself up nicely everyone is happy again. Truth be told the only person I liked in this movie was Miranda. She was the calm to every one else's storm. Charlotte just got on my nerves, you don't get to complain about how hard it is to be a mom when you don't have a job and you have a full time nanny. Samantha is just kind of a farce of herself in this film, at some point she will have to grow up. Carrie is a nag of a wife, and a weak person, I just wanted to shake her and say get over yourself.
Everyone said this movie was bad, but I watched it anyway. I am glad I did. There were a few great moments that I would have been sad to miss. I had a blast watching the film and got to feel like a high school girl again. Ladies if you must see this one please do not drag any men into the process of watching it. Trust me, this is not one to stand your ground on. See it with some gal pals, and preferably with some fruity frozen adult beverages.
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