The critics were wrong when they said the girls need to hang it up! I absolutely adored it and I want to watch it again. For anyone who followed the HBO series and the first movie will love it. No, these are not the same girls but the reason for that is because they AGE just like us and I love how the writers show their life in stages! WONDERFUL movie and I applaude the actresses, actors, directors,writers, and everyone else... you have outdone yourselves!