2008 Woodie Awards
'Sex' Is Great for Everybody, Not Only Women
Eric Konarki
Issue date: 6/11/08 Section: Entertainment
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HBO's award winning series about sex and relationships from the female point of view ended its six-year run with Carrie finally being matched up with Mr. Big, Samantha beating cancer, Miranda moving to Brooklyn and Charlotte adopting a baby from China.
Five years have passed and their lives have changed. Carrie is planning her wedding. Samantha has moved to Los Angeles, Miranda is experiencing the troubles of putting her career before her family, and despite the odds, Charlotte is finally pregnant.
Sarah Jessica Parker's ("A Family Affair," 2008) portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw is fantastic. Parker's acting ability is flawless and very realistic. The way Parker exhibits the pain that Carrie endures throughout the movie seems as if this is actually happening and is not acting.
Kim Cattrall ("My Boy Jack," 2007) portrays the promiscuous Samantha Jones. Cattrall brought the "sex" to the city and also the comedy. Her sexual frustration led to laughs that kept the movie balanced with comedy and drama.
Miranda Hobbes, the cynical lawyer, is portrayed by Cynthia Nixon ("The Babysitters, 2007"). Nixon's performance is commendable. Her emotion-filled scenes are very tasteful and not over the top.
The conservative Charlotte York, portrayed by Kristin Davis ("Deck The Halls," 2006), is excellent. Davis manages to balance proper nature and anger tastefully to maintain Charlotte's preppy personality.
John James Preston, commonly known as Mr. Big, is portrayed by Chris Noth ("The Perfect Man," 2005). Noth does a great job of showing his characters' indecisiveness that has been going on for 10 years. His acting is great because it is hard to establish what he is going to do and say next.
Louise from St. Louis is portrayed by Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson ("Dream Girls," 2006). Hudson's portrayal is perfect. Unlike the rest of the cast, it is quite obvious she is not a New Yorker, but she manages to keep a thick skin while trying to make it in New York.
Love and labels are the focus of this film.
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