You can take the girls out of the City, but that won’t save this movie. “Sex and the City 2” hits theatres this holiday weekend and is hoping for another success, unfortunately this Sex is a bore. Sarah Jessica Parker makes her not so fabulous return as Carrie Bradshaw. Seemingly happy in her marriage and having just finished her latest book “I do…Do I”, but things aren’t perfect at home with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) as the two settle into married life. Realizing it will be just them two for the rest of their lives seems to have Carrie searching for some excitement. Carrie finally got her man and still is looking for the exhilaration of a single girl in New York. It is almost as if she has taken fifty steps back to her youth and is not ready to grow up.

Meanwhile Charlotte (Kristin Davis) is struggling with parenthood. Always portraying the picture perfect family has been a dream of hers, but she finds it a battle with a fussy two year old. Charlotte had the most realistic story as a mother who hates to admit that sometimes it is more than you can handle. She finds that she is able to admit these dark secrets to Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), who as a mother has the same feelings some days. Parenthood plays a part in Miranda’s story where her boss belittles her and eventually causes her to make a career change.

As always Samantha (Kim Cattrall) is the cat on the prowl. Only this time she is older and suffering from the beginning stages of menopause. When Samantha is invited to Abu Dhabi to be recruited for a PR position at their new luxurious hotel she invites her gal pals to go with her. The noticeable difference between these American women and the woman in traditional Islamic societies is very apparent. Even to the point that Samantha pushes the envelope and winds up arrested, didn’t see that coming.

Finally we see the one man that was such a pivotal part of the Sex and the City series. Aidan (John Corbett) makes his triumphant return, only to disappoint fans. In the matter of thirty minutes the writers turned this upstanding man into a character I did not even recognize. This film was a complete waste. Very limited shots of New York City, destroying a beloved character, and the girls have all matured and are no longer what Sex and the City was and has been about. These girls are no longer single and Samantha just does not apply to this method. The last Sex and the City movie wrapped up those much needed loose ends and was fun and charismatic, and this version is bad. There is no city and no longer any girls to keep me entertained with the sex they are NOT having. Sex and the City 2 will most likely be the last of the series, so enjoy Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte if you must, but this film was a complete bust.