If you have followed SATC since the HBO days then you will like this movie. I read critics reviews and most of them lampoon the movie. I don't know what they thought they were watching. It's not meant to win an Oscar, except maybe for costumes. The girls openly acknowledge the hard economic times and decide they need a break, from motherhood, marriage, and life in general. Yes, they go somewhere decadent and over the top, but these are NOT poor women anyway! They buy $500 to $700 shoes!! The fabulous foursome still have their classic closeness with each other and share their problems with each other. As for critics saying that the movie is a slap in the face to the conservative Middle East culture, I didn't think they were disrespectful. I mean, you have Samantha in Abu Dahbi, what do you think she's going to do? Submit to what their men want? I don't think so. I will say that the karoke scene was a little stupid, but that was the only negative thing I saw. Go see it... you'll be happy you did!!