Sex and the City
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: May 30, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
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Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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16
Mixed:
17
Negative:
5
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The best American movie about women so far this year, and probably the best that will be made this year. Read full review
89
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
In its cinematic incarnation, Sex and the City has lost none of its bawdiness yet gained a more profound sense of soberness. Parker, especially, who in the last season of the show bordered on insufferable in her affected squeaks and shrieks, is allowed to go to very dark places – to be, in fact, quite unfabulous. Read full review
88
Chicago TribuneJessica Reaves
Michael Patrick King's screenplay hits all the right notes, building on the warmth and familiarity of the series (which King also wrote). Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A movie that taps directly back into the show's primal appeal, which is the sweet, sad, saucy delight of sharing these women's company. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
Can't rightly be called a romantic comedy in the dismal, contemporary sense, though it is at times romantic and is consistently very funny. It's also emotionally realistic, even brutal. Read full review
80
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The movie's beating heart is the friendship between the women, who had found some sort of happiness by the show's 2004 finale. Now they're all at a personal crossroads and need one another more than ever. Read full review
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Amid the style, sass and sexiness is plenty of sentimentality, especially at the satisfying conclusion. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The four women couldn't be better - or better matched. As always, Parker is the standout, cracking your heart and cracking you up with equal ease. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerAthima Chansanchai
In this film, the clothes and the city are characters as vital as the four leads, and they don't disappoint. But don't expect any trend-setting in the manner of the series. This is a runway that begins and ends with the movie. Read full review
75
PremiereEmily Rems
It gives you everything you ever loved about the series, and blows it out into super-size cinematic proportions. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
Sex and the City: The Motion Picture is a joyful wallow. And it's more: In this summer of do-overs (The Incredible Hulk, a new Batman versus a new Joker), it's what the series finale should have been. Read full review
70
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
It's less a movie than a delivery system for sensory pleasures, sunny romance and designer-label stuff that in real life would result in diabetic shock (or at least a ruined credit rating). Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubGenevieve Koski
Ultimately, Sex And The City serves as a glitter-laced love letter to its fans, which is really all it needs to be. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
At times, the movie resembled nothing so much as Kabuki with Cosmos. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Writer-director Michael Patrick King, the creative force behind the show's later seasons, can't disguise the fact that the movie is basically five TV episodes strung together (only three hit the mark). But his script is more honest about aging than anything in "Indy 4." Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
For the moment, King has restored women to their rightful place in a genre that is nothing without them. But, sadly, that genre isn't romantic comedy. It's the chick flick. Read full review
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