Just got back from seeing the movie!
it. Want to see it again immediately.
I agree - thought the blurb was a little unneccessary. I think you need to have seen the show to truly appreciate the characters - that's not something that can be covered in 90 seconds of clips.
I, too, was torn about Samantha and Smith, but in the end, I thought she made the very Samantha-appropriate decision. I was kind of hoping her and Smith would just move back to NYC and live happily ever after, but I guess that wouldn't be her happiliy ever after. I did love that she didn't cheat on Smith, though, and thought her dog was adorable (and pretty dang funny
).
I loooved the moment when she called out for "John" in his apartment - it really melted me too! I think it made their relationship so much more real, like you got a glimpse at how they might be when it wasn't "Big" but just John. I have to say that I totally cried during the entire flip-out when he didn't show at the wedding. Her fall-out afterwards was also pretty realistic, it just broke my heart. She really looked like poo and that's really how it is.
Some other things I loved - when Carrie was packing her apartment to move in with big, she was holding, among other clothes, the pink dress that she was wearing when Big showed up to her apartment right before she left for Paris with the Russian (on the show). Loved that little throw back. Also, when Big revealed the Taj MaCloset to Carrie, the audience reaction was priceless - a collective *gasp* and then "oooooh." Also, our theatre totally started clapping and hollering when the first "HBO" music chimed in just before the classic SATC theme played - who doesn't love that music???
One of the things I felt like the series was missing in the last few episodes was the funny. Understandable, since they had a lot of emotional/drama stuff to wrap up, but I missed the laughs. I got lots of laughs out of the movie.
Can't wait to see it again.