Kevin's Review: Sex and the City - Less Sex, More Drama

Published: May 30, 2008, 7:14 am

More than four years after Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha downed their last cosmo and faded into the history of successful HBO series, comes the eagerly awaited big-screen adaptation that for many will be the movie event of the year. Fans of the show will gorge themselves on two-and-half hours of designers, drama, drinks and divas, while newcomers will discover a chick flick that makes relatives of the genre seem positively masculine. Despite fashion and couture to the contrary, Sex and the City is really only about one label, love, and all the imperfections and textures that accompany this sought-after garment. Guys, proceed to hurl. Girls, proceed to swoon. In the process, writer-director Michael Patrick King subdues some of the more fun, bawdy aspects of the series - particularly many of Samantha's antics - in favor of all manner of mini-dramas. The film opts for more of a missionary position, which is to say it's less exciting and adventurous than the original series.

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