Sex and the City 2 (2010)

While wrestling with the pressures of life, love, and work in Manhattan, Carrie, Miranda, and Charlotte join Samantha for a trip to Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), where Samantha's ex is filming a new movie.

Director:

Michael Patrick King

Writers:

Michael Patrick King, Candace Bushnell (characters from the book by),

Stars:

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Carrie Preston
Kim Cattrall	...	Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis	...	Charlotte York Goldenblatt
Cynthia Nixon	...	Miranda Hobbes
David Eigenberg	...	Steve Brady
Willie Garson	...	Stanford Blatch
Evan Handler	...	Harry Goldenblatt
Mario Cantone	...	Anthony Marantino
Liza Minnelli	...	Herself
Lynn Cohen	...	Magda
Alice Eve	...	Erin
Max Ryan	...	Rikard Spirit
Omid Djalili	...	Mr. Safir
Art Malik	...	Shiekh Khalid
Raza Jaffrey	...	Butler Gaurav

Storyline

Two years have passed since Carrie Bradshaw finally bagged John "Mr. Big" Preston, the man she was always meant to be with. Just as her friend Charlotte must deal with her young daughter's "terrible two's", Carrie must deal with her relationship taking a turn for the worse - Big likes to watch old black-and-white movies on TV and eat take-out food, which prevents Carrie from feeling like the free-wheeling party girl she used to be. Meanwhile, Miranda copes with a new boss that can't handle an intelligent, powerful woman, and Samantha works a public relations angle that gets the fashionable foursome an all-expense-paid trip to Abu Dhabi.

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Plot Keywords:

abu dhabi | bra less | muslim | united arab emirates | nanny | 

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Taglines:

Carrie on

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some strong sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [fr]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

27 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seks i grad 2

Filming Locations:

Amanjena Hotel, Marrakech, Morocco

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£6,142,718 (UK) (28 May 2010)

Gross:

$95,328,937 (USA) (13 August 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Home Box Office (HBO), HBO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

146 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Penélope Cruz mentioned in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres that she shot her cameo in two hours, and said that she wanted to do it because she was a fan of Sarah Jessica Parker and the show.

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Goofs

The morning after the wedding when the girls are in the restaurant, there is a point where Charlotte is holding a completely different baby than the Rose we see throughout the rest of the movie.

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Quotes

Samantha Jones: [after her condoms fall out of her purse in the market in front of a bunch of angry men] Yes! Condoms! I have SEX!

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Connections

Featured in Sex and the City Movie Special (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Recap Act End"
from "Deadliest Catch: Roughest and Toughest Moments"
Written by Bruce Hanifan
Courtesy of Amygdala Records, LLC

User Reviews

Possibly the worst film I've seen all year

WARNING: a few *small* spoilers.

The previous review says it all - but I still feel it necessary to add my two cents.

I, too, was a huge fan of the series...if only because the characters were interesting, and it was so refreshing to listen to realistic female characters discuss taboo topics such as sex.

I forced myself to watch the first movie. That was bad. This one...even worse. The characters have become utterly superficial, materialistic (in a way that's practically nauseating given the current state of the economy) - and completely 2 dimensional. The writing - cartoony and juvenile. Honestly, Carrie's the worst - the way the character acted in the film, I would personally have recommended that Mr. Big file for divorce. (Complaining because he wants to stay home and watch movies together, then forcing him to leave a party--that she dragged him to--early because he had a conversation with another woman?) Jeez.

As for Samantha - that character's gone completely over the top - sex crazed in a way that went way past racy and into plain vulgar.

Combine that with the incongruity of throwing the characters into a completely unrealistic situation (heading to Abu Dahbi?), and then disrespect that they show to Arab culture....well, this movie COULD NOT have been worse. Thank goodness that there's no way they'll make STC3. At least, I really, really hope not. How this ever could have been green lighted for production is totally beyond my comprehension.