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Fri 05 May 2010Sloppy seconds
Thought the first film was bad? This sequel is even more objectionable, writes DONALD CLARKE
THE SECOND Sex and the Cityfilm is, of course, atrocious. Vulgar, reactionary, lazy, puerile, racist, smutty, sluggish: it seems intent on exhausting the viewer’s lexicon of pejorative adjectives. Still, you couldn’t say that it doesn’t acknowledge the great traditions of the TV spin-off. As Are You Being Served?demonstrated in 1977 the best strategy for such a big-screen project is to send the cast on holiday. Hold on to your handbags. The girls are off to Abu Dhabi.
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