“Sex and the City 2” recaptures the glamorous essence of first film while remaining true to its own storyline. The film, directed by Michael Patrick King, features the four fabulous women from New York City — Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Charlotte (Kristin Davis), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) — and cameos by big stars Miley Cyrus and Liza Minelli to spice up the already witty screenplay and lavish costume spread.
The women voyage to Abu Dhabi courtesy of Samantha’s all-expenses-paid business trip. Despite the intriguing locale, the film includes small moments of drab humor and useless dialogue. However, sharp writing and acting pull it back to more entertaining ground.
Relationships, children and marital issues are the main foci of the movie’s plot, and high fashion is, again, ever-present in the four women’s on-screen lives. The plot is fairly simple and easy to follow, providing ample surprises into the final scene.
Simply put, the film moves away from the first film’s story just enough to nicely play into a fresh narrative, again from main character Carrie Bradshaw.
'Sex’ and the desert in sequel
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