Never believe the hype or you'll be sorely disappointed.

That's generally a good rule of thumb to follow for films.

But after sitting through Sex and the City the film, I couldn't help but wonder:

How do I get 3 hours of my life back?

Let's get this straight, I liked Sex and the City. I own the box set and have watched all the episodes.

But that's exactly it, it was episodes.

They were, as far as I remember, about the girl's friendships, love, hate, relationships, ups and downs that the pursuit of happiness brings.

Being fabulously dressed was a nice side to all of this. Or at least it seemed to me that way.

The film however is one product placement after another. The pursuit of happiness is not friendship or love, but a Louis Vuitton handbag.

Is that really how strong women want to be perceived. Yes of course they earn enough on their own, to buy it all themselves, but is that the ultimate goal?

Of course the film has a massive happy ending, but you could have easily cut out two thirds of it and ...

Oh wait, that would have been just another episode of Sex and the City.

For some reason the fabulous illusion works for one episode, but it loses it's shine after 60 minutes.

I'm sure millions of women disagree.