Story just isn't there in 'Sex and the City 2′
"Sex and the City 2″ is so over-the-top ridiculous, it plays like a parody of what a sequel to the 2008 hit movie would be. You can just imagine how the brainstorming sessions might have gone:
"I know, let's send the ladies to Abu Dhabi! We can dress them in outrageous costumes and put them on camels in the middle of the desert and Charlotte can search frantically for a cell phone signal! Carrie can wear some oversized hat, and Samantha can shock all the Arab men with her signature brand of in-your-face sexuality! And Miranda … well, we'll find something for her to do."
"Of course, we'll have to play Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' 'Empire State of Mind' at some point. I mean, it's so obvious — people will be expecting it."
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'SHREK FOREVER AFTER' LIFELESS, EVEN IN 3-D
Given that "Shrek Forever After" is the first film in the franchise in 3-D, it's surprisingly flat — and we're not just talking about the look of it.
This fourth and allegedly final installment in the series is lifeless, joyless and woefully devoid of the upbeat energy that distinguished the earlier movies — well, at least the first two. If "Shrek the Third" from 2007 felt tired, "Shrek Forever After" is practically narcoleptic.
Brief bursts of manic energy give way to long, heavy stretches that drag. Most of the hackneyed pop culture references of its predecessors are gone, mercifully, but so is the fun. This time, the big, bad ogre is having a midlife crisis — not exactly a hoot for the kids in the audience, and their parents can suffer through that at home for free.
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'Shrek Forever After' leads weekend box office
LOS ANGELES —"Shrek Forever After" roared its way to the top of the box office, making $71.3 million in its opening weekend.
But the fourth film in the monster franchise from DreamWorks Animation had the weakest debut of all "Shrek" sequels, according to studio estimates Sunday. "Shrek 2," from 2004, opened with $108 million. "Shrek the Third," from 2007, made $121.6 million in its first weekend.
And the latest installment was available for the first time in 3-D and IMAX 3-D, where ticket prices are higher — up to $19 in New York City. "Shrek" made just under $5 million on IMAX screens, or 7 percent of the film's weekend gross.
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