‘Sex in the City’ is a Worthy Chick Flick

By Jamie Hughes

The girls are back, and this time everything’s changing.

When you see the four Malono-teers make their switch from the small screen to big screen, expect a few surprises.

In the beginning, it seems like these four New York women have closed the book on their open, sexual lifestyles. Miranda, played by Cynthia Nixon, and Charlotte, played by Kristen Davis, settled down in the series, but that doesn’t mean they’re the only ones who ever will or that they lead boring lives.

Charlotte experiences the least dramatic change in the movie, but she finally gets two children — everything she’s ever wanted — in two different ways.

Miranda and Carrie, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, don’t end up so lucky.  These two  both undergo drastic changes in their relationships.  Steve, Miranda’s husband, played by David Eigenberg, does the unthinkable and leaves Miranda with a broken heart and broken trust. John James Preston, aka Big, played by Chris Noth, bails out for the last time – at the altar.

And yes, Samantha may have even settled down, too.

The changes the girls make, and undo, in their lives take the movie to a higher level of excitement than the show ever did.  The overall theme isn’t about finding love anymore; it’s about losing it.

After Miranda and Carrie are both devastated, the contrast between the two characters’ coping skills highlight the underlying differences that make the characters come to life as real people.

This movie has a happy ending, if you don’t end up hating a few of the characters before you get there. And yes, it might be long, about two and a half hours, but the witty dialogue, great acting and the contemporary lesson in the human condition make it well worth the cost of admission.