I actually went to a movie. (Last weekend, but I still went.) The last in theater movie I caught was ‘Shutter Island,’ which is pretty far back for me.

Before seeing S&S I heard mixed reviews about it, which I thought was a positive since I saw the first one, and yeah, that didn’t make me happy at all. They had Samantha’s character sell out throughout the entire thing, until the very end when she realized that that wasn’t her. If you’ve watched the show, you know that our Sam would never put up with that. But let’s leave number two in the past.

As for ’Sex & The City2,’ I’m going to have to say that they did a really good job with it. The movie followed the footsteps of the television series, nearly to the T. I think Samantha’s character was a bit over done in order to compensate for the first film. But other than that the girls, were the girls.

And although this movie is about the elite of New York City, and how luxurious they’re lives are, the movie did call attention to a couple of important topics: such as whether or not to be honest with a mate about an infidelity, (Even if it’s just a kiss) how scary marriage can be after the vows are said, the danger of a hot nanny, how it’s normal to need a vacation away from your children, and the unfair treatment of Middle Eastern women. So, yes beyond the sparkles, there is real skin there.  Wow, I may need to see this movie again.

Which issue lingered on my mind the most? The marriage part, I guess since it’s what I can relate to. Marriage is a very mysterious thing to me. And the more I think about it the more mysterious it seems. It seems like it takes a lot work. I do have a theory about how it could work, but we’ll visit that theory tomorrow.

I posted a picture of ABC Carpet & Home’s sign out front since that store meets the sparkle standards of the movie.