by Sarah Huth

Created on: June 26, 2008

The hype built-up around the long awaited release of the "Sex and the City" film was absolutely ridiculous. Sarah Jessica Parker mentioned something in an interview about how fans were actually learning ahead of time where the movie was shooting each day, swarming the sets just to get a glimpse of their fashion and sex goddesses. Rumors of a movie had been around for several years, but due to tension between cast-mates, many feared that it would never happen. Late this May, however, a bombshell was dropped on the world as "Sex and the City" was released. Would it live up to the television series? Would the girls still have their charm after several years? Thankfully, fans and critics alike were pleasantly surprised by the film that has taken the summer box office by storm.

I never had HBO, never had any friends that watched "Sex and the City", and therefore, never had much of an interest in checking out the show. Once I moved to college, however, it was a completely different story. My room mate and best friend owned the entire series on DVD and was obsessed with the show. She got me hooked; how couldn't I have been hooked? "Sex and the City" is fun, witty, and full of sincerity. Sitting in our tiny dorm room in the city, we could relate to those four women, even if they were sitting in designer dresses and we were wearing sweats. Like many die-hard fans on opening night, my best friend and a large group of our other "Sex addict" pals dressed up in their best, bought VIP seating at the theater, and made reservations at a fancy sushi restaurant. After the movie they sipped cocktails at her apartment and watched endless marathons of the show. Unfortunately, I currently live an hour out of the city, and was unable to attend. My moment came soon enough (though it wasn't quite as glamorous)as I opened up my popcorn and prepared to spend two hours with my four favorite ladies.

Picking up where the show left off, we find the show's voice of reason, Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), living in Brooklyn with her husband, Steve, and son Brady. Miranda is having a hard time balancing motherhood, her job as a lawyer, and her relationship with Steve, a situation that is complicated even more when the sexually frustrated Steve has a one night stand with another woman. This becomes the basis of Miranda's subplot throughout the movie; she separates herself from Steve and moves into a place by herself, becoming the single woman she was in her thirties once again.

We find the bubbly, happy-go-lucky

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