I definitely liked this movie better than the first installment, mostly because of the lack of drama. Obsessing about Big leaving Carrie at the altar and adultery was replaced w/ over the top decadence and luxury. In these poor economic times it was nice to see a country featured that was wealthy and booming. I think that there wasn't a build up of excitement with this movie as there was with the first one. I also liked the "back in the day" sequence in the beginning of SATC 2. It was really cute!