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feel that much of the success of "Sex and the City" lies in the fact that anyone can tune in at anytime and completely understand what is going on. While there is a continuing plot-line, it's fairly easy to pick up on, and wasn't always completely important to the episode at hand. Unlike shows where you cannot miss an episode or you'll be completely lost, "Sex and the City" provided a clean slate for new viewers upon each episode, as well as keeping the core story intact for die-hard fans. The film stuck to this pattern, making it a huge success among both its cult-like fans and those that have never watched the series before. The film even included a brief introduction for such newcomers, updating them on what Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte, and Carrie, had been up to before the storyline in the movie began.

The script was both witty and emotional, and very well written. While the subplots could have become very confusing, they wove together in such a way that they were all very easy to follow. None of the jokes fell flat, and the connection between the four friends was as real as ever. The movie was over two hours long, but never dragged or seemed slow to me. It was all perfectly paced, and the ending was very satisfying. It wasn't predictable, an attribute which is hard to find in most movies that get labeled as "chick flicks" today. However, "Sex and the City" never is and never really was meant to be for women only; its lessons about life and love and its witty writing and storylines can be just as appealing to men. Something that I found interesting as well was a Cinderella metaphor that carried on throughout the film. At first, Carrie feels as though she is about to have her "fairy-tale" wedding, though she soon realizes that love is no fairy-tale. She receives a Cinderella valentine from Charlotte's daughter Lily, who she reads "Cinderella" to in a later scene. Finally, one of the most romantic moments of the film involves a stiletto heel (the modern day glass slipper), being slid onto Carrie's foot; she has finally made her transformation into becoming a princess.

As mentioned before, the brutal honesty of the film really got to me, especially after Big leaves Carrie at the altar. As her phone falls from her hand, her three friends rush to her side, pulling her into the car. They run into Big in the street, who has changed his mind, realizing he made a mistake. Carrie rushes up to him and beats him over the head with her flowers, screaming and crying.

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