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SEX AND THE CITY 2Movie Reviews
Comedy drama sequel in which the women from "SATC" leave their husbands, kids and concerns behind for a luxury vacation in Abu Dhabi. Cast:Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris NothDirector:Michael Patrick KingRelease Date:May 27, 2010DVD Release:October 26, 2010From:Warner Bros.Rating:RLength:2 hr 26 min
Sex and the City 2 played to poor reviews. • Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "Yes, it's fantasy, but fantasy without wit, in this case, just feels like reading a catalog." • And Christy Lemire wrote for the Associated Press, "...so over-the-top ridiculous, it plays like a parody of what a sequel to the 2008 hit movie would be.... Much of the shtick has long since gotten old." More Reviews Below...
Sex and the City 2 Positive Reviews (47 Reviews, reviews below)
Alynda Wheat, People: WEAK(cg) "This tone-deaf travelogue (all two hours, 23 minutes of it) disappoints, though hardcore 'SATC' fans may want to risk it for Liza Minnelli's brilliant cameo."(See all of Alynda Wheat's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 107 words, 05/27/10
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: WEAK(cg) "...so over-the-top ridiculous, it plays like a parody of what a sequel to the 2008 hit movie would be.... Much of the shtick has long since gotten old."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 836 words, 05/26/10
Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "...as cheesy as a bad designer knockoff. While it takes them all the way from NYC to Abu Dhabi, the comedy doesn't cover any new ground."(See all of Thelma Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 185 words, 05/27/10
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "...in turning the blinged-out foursome into garish caricatures of their already outlandish selves, it seems the producers are just not that into us."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 698 words, 05/28/10
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: POOR(cg) "...no plot to speak of, little in the way of wit or intelligence, and is about 50% longer than can reasonably be justified.... all set-up with no pay-off. It's bad soap opera..."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,099 words, 05/27/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: WEAK(cg) "...a slap in the face for the four gal pals... and an affront to Muslims. Let us count the ways in which this film offends: Crotch-cams, awful puns, leaden karaoke..."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 509 words, 05/26/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row. Their defining quality is consuming things.' "(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 947 words, 05/26/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (12 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: POOR "...about someone else's boredom, someone else's vacation and ultimately someone else's desire to exploit that vicarious pleasure for profit. Which isn't much fun at all."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,252 words, 05/27/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Carrie's emotional ups and downs are modest and the necessary ministrations from her friends barely required. Which begs the question, why have a sequel at all?"(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 830 words, 05/26/10
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: POOR "...seems to justify every nasty thing said and written about the series and first feature film.... For all the sniggery double entendres, virtually all of it is a pale shade of vanilla."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 411 words, 05/24/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row. Their defining quality is consuming things.' "(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 947 words, 05/26/10
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...a script that's basically a sack full of not very funny gag-lines wrapped in strung-together episodic mini-scenes... has curdled into a kind of chortling malice..."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 790 words, 05/26/10
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "...groaning one-liners, a time-wasting and patronizing excursion to Abu Dhabi (Morocco in disguise) and bogus conflict between not-so-newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Big."(See all of Peter Howell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 835 words, 05/27/10
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Carrie's minor lapse - she kisses someone else - turns into a full-blown relationship crisis, and it all comes across as a bit juvenile and reductive."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 567 words, 05/27/10
KEY CITIES (16 Reviews)
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: POOR(cg) "...their astonishing tone-deaf ear for dialogue and pacing, their demented, self-serving idea of female empowerment... the biggest sin of 'SATC2' is its lack of beauty."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 859 words, 05/27/10
Mick LaSalle, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: WEAK(cg) "...all the good stuff is shoved to the side, while in the foreground we get four nitwits flouncing through the desert in high heels."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 827 words, 05/27/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE(cg) "Passing mentions of the economy don't excuse the crass consumerism of it all, though it's not nearly as tone-deaf as you might think."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 489 words, 05/27/10
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: WEAK(cg) "Less sex, less city... Oh, yeah, and less witty gal-pal chemistry. The bloated sequel is worse than the original, which didn't hold a mascara wand to the HBO series."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 303 words, 05/27/10
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: WEAK(cg) "The audience is not asked to relate to the characters, as much as to their shoes, their bags, their apartments, their couture, their stuff."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 730 words, 05/27/10
Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a series of set pieces designed to showcase the franchise's signature elements - the endless high-fashion ensembles, the gilded-age luxury, the fabulous lifestyles..."(See all of Tom Maurstad's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 728 words, 05/27/10
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "...the 'Sex and the City' gals have been reduced to Bratz dolls for grown women. Even the shoes seem snap-on, and don't ask about the emotions."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 901 words, 05/27/10
Laura DeMarco, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD(cg) "...doesn't come close to the TV show but outshines the vapid, consumption-driven first film. It's not great art, but it's a pretty good night out with your gal pals..."(See all of Laura DeMarco's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 692 words, 05/27/10
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: MODERATE(cg) "Yes, it's fantasy, but fantasy without wit... Should you be wondering what to wear on your next camel-riding excursion, that catalog just might be useful."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 594 words, 05/27/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a bit more spry than the first film... has its faults, but at least it lets the ladies spill their guts with abandon while having a giddy, rolling-in-indulgence time."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 657 words, 05/27/10
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "King manages several funny, unPC moments, and a couple of times he even remembers to pay homage to why we all liked 'Sex and the City' in the first place..."(See all of Connie Ogle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 692 words, 05/26/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (7 Reviews)
Ella Taylor, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...a script that's basically a sack full of not very funny gag-lines wrapped in strung-together episodic mini-scenes... has curdled into a kind of chortling malice..."(See all of Ella Taylor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 790 words, 05/26/10
Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "For a franchise that was supposed to be adventurous about sex, this film is about as cutting-edge as 'The Love Boat.' But if you're a fan, you'll get your money's worth."(See all of Jeffrey Gantz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 380 words, 05/27/10
Genevieve Koski, AV Club: POOR(cg) "...squandering whatever goodwill the franchise had left... Without any real emotional center, 'SATC2' collapses under the weight of its embellishments."(See all of Genevieve Koski's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 467 words, 05/27/10
Susan G. Cole, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Carrie's minor lapse - she kisses someone else - turns into a full-blown relationship crisis, and it all comes across as a bit juvenile and reductive."(See all of Susan G. Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 567 words, 05/27/10
Feingold, Rodell, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK(cg) "[Feingold:] The girls are back to their normal antics, and it's nice to know Carrie is still a self-absorbed drama queen... [Rodell:] That's it. I'm done."(See all of Feingold, Rodell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,554 words, 05/27/10
Tricia Olszewski, Washington City Paper: POOR "The franchise is no longer about friendship or romance or the concerns of middle-aged-but-fabulous women. It's a marathon of shopping, eating, oooh-ing, and gasping."(See all of Tricia Olszewski's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 05/27/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (5 Reviews)
Mia Mask, NPR Morning Edition: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "You don't have to be a fan to appreciate the kitsch humor here. Part TV-series sequel, part Hollywood sendup, 'SATC 2' is all satire.... bound to entertain the true fans..."(See all of Mia Mask's reviews...)(Listen to the full review...) 146 seconds, 05/27/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "Call this sequel callow, garish, ghastly, grisly or grotesque -- and it is all of those things, plus borderline-interminable at 146 minutes."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 05/28/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: POOR "...about someone else's boredom, someone else's vacation and ultimately someone else's desire to exploit that vicarious pleasure for profit. Which isn't much fun at all."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,252 words, 05/27/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Carrie's emotional ups and downs are modest and the necessary ministrations from her friends barely required. Which begs the question, why have a sequel at all?"(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 830 words, 05/26/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (6 Reviews)
Brian Lowry, Daily Variety: FAIR "...the interval between movies should perhaps be longer -- say, until they determine how to put four fashion-conscious women on Venus, or at least Mars."(See all of Brian Lowry's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 824 words, 05/24/10
Stephen Farber, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Even with its excesses, Carrie and company's excellent Arabian adventure will leave viewers thinking and arguing as well as swooning over the digs and the rags."(See all of Stephen Farber's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 853 words, 05/23/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "Carrie's emotional ups and downs are modest and the necessary ministrations from her friends barely required. Which begs the question, why have a sequel at all?"(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 830 words, 05/26/10
Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: FAIR(cg) "At its worst, it's an idiotic tale in which four potentially bright women make fools of themselves by behaving like girls half their age. It's time to put the franchise to sleep."(See all of Emanuel Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 772 words, 05/27/10
A.O. Scott, New York Times: POOR "...about someone else's boredom, someone else's vacation and ultimately someone else's desire to exploit that vicarious pleasure for profit. Which isn't much fun at all."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,252 words, 05/27/10
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: POOR "Call this sequel callow, garish, ghastly, grisly or grotesque -- and it is all of those things, plus borderline-interminable at 146 minutes."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 388 words, 05/28/10
23.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Sex and the City 2's reviews are separated by an average 23.2 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Sex and the City 2 (47 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Sex and the City 2's reviews cover 93.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 30,339 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 646 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Sex and the City 2 Coverage, Volume & Length (47 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 2.2 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Sex and the City 2's reviews on average broke 2.2 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Sex and the City 2's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Sex and the City 2 (47 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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