This film played out a bit more like a great crime drama than it did a comic book movie. There were certainly some comic book elements to it, but that was merely secondary to the character development. Ledger's Joker should go down in history. I bet Jack Nicholson is mad he didn't get THIS script instead of the shiny t*** he was given. Sorry Jack...Ledger wins. My only criticism is that Bale wasn't given quite enough to do compared to the other characters. That's it. Everything else was perfect.
Let me start by saying that I have never been a die hard fan of the show. I could take it or leave it. However, what I like about SATC is that no matter who you are, there is a character in the series to whom you can relate. (At least at some level.) My criticism with SATC has always been that the lessons learned by the girls have always been a little predictible and the parallels between the characters feel a bit "set up". This disrupts the overall flow of the movie. It also was lacking a little bit in the "dirty" department. (If that's what you liked about the show, you may be disappointed) The girls' squeals also have a tendency to make my spine compact. But, with that being said, the acting is great, the script is average. I gave this movie 4 instead of 3 because there is a naked honesty to the film that bumps it up a notch above some of the other "chick flicks" Overall, this a good movie about friendship and forgiveness which all simply boils down to, now here's a shocker...Love.