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Avg. Critic Score: 63 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 OK for kids 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly |

    Even cynics might concede that, again, four capable actresses have pulled off a relatively rare thing: They've convinced us they're an honest-to-God movie sisterhood. Read full review

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    The resulting drama is more deeply felt than it is deep. But I can't think of another film so frankly dealing with what we expect from friendship, so tenderly showing how friends can fail in one area, yet be there in another. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Ruthe Stein

    Given the juiciest plotline, Tamblyn goes for it, turning in a hard-boiled performance that's a needed contrast to her co-stars' tendency to go for sweet. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Everything that "Sex and the City" wanted to be. It follows the lives of four women, their career adventures, their romantic disasters and triumphs, their joys and sadness. These women are all in their early 20s, which means they are learning life's lessons; "SATC" is about forgetting them. Read full review

  • 70
    Washington Post | Teresa Wiltz

    This is pure, escapist fun -- skepticism and naysaying are best left at home. Read full review

  • 70
    Variety |

    It's all largely eye candy, especially the men, although this can be forgiven: Women have a long enough history of being superficial in the movies, and a little payback is perfectly understandable. Read full review

  • 70
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    A shapely sequel that retains much of the sparkle and warmth that made the original such a pleasant surprise. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    A warm and pleasantly diverting tale. Read full review

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    In the intervening years, they've become pretty good actors, too. Now where's the filmmaker who'll give them more to do than pregnancy scares and falls off donkeys? Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Observed through emotional gauze, its four likable women are symbolic cheerleaders for personal loyalty and wholesome living. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+ Teen drama still fits the second time around.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this winning (if unsurprising) sequel is sure to appeal to teens and older tweens who are fans of both the books it's based on and the four stars, who are veterans of TV shows like Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty. That said, the characters are older now, and this film takes on more mature themes than the first movie. Some characters are sexually active: One girl loses her virginity, only to have a pregnancy scare soon after. Two underage characters drink wine in one minor scene, there are heavy discussions about suicide, and friendships are tested in sometimes painful ways. But all of these issues are relatable, and it's refreshing to see a film take them on in a straightforward manner. It's also great to see empowered, interested, caring teens make their way in the world.
  • Families can talk about what makes this movie different from other teen flicks. Is it a realistic or "Hollywood-ized" depiction of college students' lives and friendships? Can relationships that begin in childhood be sustained through life's ups and downs? How do you support your friends when they feel sad or angry? Families can also discuss the girls' different dilemmas. What issues do they have to confront? What choices must they make? How have they changed since the first movie?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Miscommunication befalls couples who are clearly in love; a teen avoids the boy she loves after sex because she's confused; a father cuts off communication between his daughter and mother-in-law, an act that has helped contribute to a character's confusion about her identity. Loyal pals neglect each other, though they manage to find their way back to friendship.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: One character's mother committed suicide years earlier. More backbiting than actual physical fights.
  • sex false3 Sex: A 19-year-old has sex for the first time with her steady boyfriend (only the girl's bare shoulders are shown; bare chest for the guy); her boyfriend tells her the condom breaks, and she later has a pregnancy scare. Fairly passionate kissing between three other couples. References to how another supporting character got a girl pregnant. Discussions about contraception.
  • language false0 Language: "Suck" and "hell" are about as bad as it gets.
  • consumerism false3 Consumerism: Somewhat heavy name-dropping of colleges, including NYU, Brown, Yale, and RISD; labels for Ding Dongs and Duane Reade. Since one of the main characters works at a video store, lots of posters for movies are visible. A T-Mobile Sidekick, logo clearly displayed, is brandished often. A Nintendo DS is mentioned by name.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Two underage characters drink a bottle of wine.
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