Sex and the City
Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 38 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 38
  3. Negative: 5 out of 38
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Kimberley Jones
    89
    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.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    88
    Michael Patrick King's screenplay hits all the right notes, building on the warmth and familiarity of the series (which King also wrote).
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    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.
  4. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    The best American movie about women so far this year, and probably the best that will be made this year.

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User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 205 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 109
  3. Negative: 37 out of 109
  1. Thegodfatherson
    7
    Never having subscribed to Home Box Office (HBO) let alone watched the HBO show about what looked like a bunch of my expectations for Sex and the City, a movie based on the cable program, were low. Starring squinty Sarah Jessica Parker, who will never be leading lady material, as a writer named Carrie Bradshaw, and featuring her three gal pals, Sex and the City is better than expected. Parker could be decked in diamonds and still look to me like the best friend in Footloose, and the silly soap opera bobs up and down never gaining traction. The nicely packaged Sex and the City piles on the outfits—bony Parker looks ridiculous in everything but the wedding gowns—the arched eyebrow lines and the alcohol (and, at this rate, all four of them ought to head for rehab). Though it sputters and stalls, there is usually something good to look at or listen to and it is often something relatable. Awkward, silent moments in the back of a taxi—an emotional rescue on New Year's Eve—the wonder of a properly lighted walk-in closet, there's a refreshing honesty about what people, especially women, really feel about having it all in the big, lonely city. True, Parker's character is irrevocably petty and Cattrall's aging blonde horndog is as nutritious as a Hostess Ho-Ho, but sometimes you gotta give in to the laughs and there's plenty of that in this feminine fairy tale.… Full Review »
  2. Rikiege
    4
    The only good thing about the movie is the image quality.
  3. kowalski
    10
    For any SATC fan, and/or for any gay boy who grew up watching it and made it his religion, this movie is of cult status. It's probably not the best movie that could've been made especially given the amount of time the producers have had after the show ended. Still, I believe it to be a very decent production. It has it's moments - Carrie in the powder room in Mexico, or Charlotte's "NO! NO!" reaction. With those moments, the movie gets to you when you feel bored, and you have every right to given the movie's length. Still, I have to give it a ten - I have too much sentiment to the original series.… Full Review »
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