Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, June 22, 2015

Sex and the City 2 (2010)

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Directed by: Michael Patrick King
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon
Running time: 146 minutes



The four best friends of Sex and the City are back one more time in this sequel to the first movie and to the 6-season-long TV show. This time around, the ladies all get together for an all-expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi, after Samantha gets invited there to devise a PR plan for an Arab Sheikh. With these gals, nothing ever goes as planned and trouble is sure to ensue.

To be quite honest, Sex and the City 2 was the one step too far for this franchise in my humble opinion.

First off, taking the action out of Manhattan for a good chunk of the film was a bad idea. The city is an important part of what made the series and first movie a success. New York is as important as a character as Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda.

Also, the writers got way too preachy for my taste in this installment. The whole “I am woman, hear me roar” thing was spread out quite thick, and it got on my nerves after a while. At one point, I felt like the word “Important Message Here” was going to start flashing at the bottom of the screen. There is nothing wrong when entertainment carries a message on its back, but there is no need to press it in everyone’s face repeatedly. A little subtlety goes a long way.

The actresses are still good in their roles, the male characters are still secondary (that is OK, it is part of the concept) and there were some funny situations here and there. That being said, this movie quickly started feeling like a Status of Women infomercial, and a very long one at that.


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