I could not have said it better. The person who extolled the virtues of the NYTimes film critic as the end all in judgement of this film is bit much. I have not seen the movie but will and I wish I could with my sister. I was also not a regular viewer of the tv show (I did not have cable at the time) but my sister was. If anything this film celebrates women and their friendships and that is where the real success of this film lies.