You could fit almost five episodes of the show into the movie, and the writer-director, Michael Patrick King, has a tough time filling the space.

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Written and directed by Michael Patrick King, a safe pair of hands from the HBO days, "Sex and the City, " the movie, is aimed fair and square at the fans.

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He insists that the shoot "was a real collaborative effort" with King, creative director Patrick Li and stylist Tiina Laakkonen.

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