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After we had finished up a delicious Thai dinner we decided we were too full and too content to sit on a subway to head home. Passing by a nearby theatre we saw the movie listed in the marquee.

Now, the Sex and the City finale was as intense to me as the Superbowl is to a rabid face-painting fan. I wanted to see this movie having read “He’s not that Into You”, the book, having seen some of Greg Behrendt’s talk show episodes, viewed the similarly titled Sex and the City episode about 9 times and got mildly excited when I heard they were doing the movie. I got mildly excited because you just NEVER KNOW how a movie adaptation will turn out, even as an adaptation or from a big name creative - see Ninja Turtles, The Davinci Code, The Village, The Happening.

So I was in a good mood and remembered how much I had laughed at the trailer and went with a positive outlook to watch my $12 movie.

I was impressed.

Anyone with a love of psychology, psychoanalysis, studying people’s motivations, body language and behaviour would be entertained by this movie. Even as a guy or as a homosexual you must have gotten something out of this movie.

The Hilarity

I have not laughed this much since 40 Year Old Virgin or Knocked Up.

The Awkwardness

This movie was dripping with awkward moments. The one-liners and the comebacks and even the silent moments were well placed.

The Explanations

Though one of my companions said the movie could have done without the “Sex and the City” style of characters turning to the camera or minor characters interview-style appearances, any avid fan of Sex and the City would appreciate this, as most of us are blind, and understand direct words than behaviors. In any sense I told my companion this was not a mystery or action movie and maybe they should check out Theatre 6 to view a movie with less talking.

Points of View

Whereas the stars of Sex and the City were the women and New York City, this movie utilized both male and female points of view and I think it did well at achieving this balance. I heard guys in the theatre laughing when the guys laughed and there were some bass “Ooohs” muttered when the on-screen guys blatantly messed up and sometimes some claps when the guys onscreen offered the guys point of view. However, I would not recommend going on a date to see this movie – although there were more laughs in this one, I think it was more content-heavy and had more mass appeal (trust me from the first scene you would understand) than le SATC.

Time

So the movie was approximately 2 1/2 hours too long and for an A.D.D. woman like me who likes pausing dvds and coming back to watch them sometimes 2 days later I was a bit nervous, but I was NEVER bored, even at the times when it was clear what was going to happen.

Casting/Characterization

Though many may be wary of the cheap movie studio trick of lumping a bunch of big name stars into a movie and marketing it to mostly women – it surprisingly worked well in this movie. Like yes of course, you and your friends will play the name game throughout the movie from Scarlett Johannsen, Justin Long, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Kevin Conolly, Jennifer Aniston – there are also stars from “Freaks and Geeks” and the comedy VH1 “I Love the…” series such as Frangela and Luis Guzman and  many many more. They all worked well together, no one upstaging the other. And how in the hell is Jennifer Connolly 43 freaking years old, where is she buying her night cream? There was an absence of lesbians in the film, but the gay guys insight was PRICELESS!!

Plot

It is a  “Crash” like format with everyone’s lives intertwining, but works for the film, especially to show how different types of people react to different situations.

All in all, I had a GREAT time at the movies, could not stop laughing, had many “draw drop open” moments and I will definitely own this DVD – it is a must have for the collection!!!

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