Philip, there's literally thousands of films made every year that are shown in art houses or go straight to DVD. There's no shortage of creativity out there, but that's not what the major studios are about - they are there to please the crowds.
Lawrence, my partner and some of his friends had a "date" to go see it (spouses were not invited, lol) and they enjoyed it very much as well. And my sister and her girlfriends were crazy about it.
I never watched the show (I'm much too cheap for that kind of cable) but I may go see it, although I think I had enough of listening to rail thin, fashionably dressed women talk about sex when I worked at the Four Seasons. But heck, it's a movie without explosions or gratuitous violence, so I'd be happy to get dressed up for that
And Toggle - I absolutely love NYC. My dad worked there a lot back in the 60-80's, and we would go visit him frequently. Granted, it was strictly expense-account tourism (usually at the Walfdorf, which was NOT a "kid-friendly" hotel at that time, and really not even that nice back then. A bit tired, you might say) but I used to wander around quite a bit, particularly when I got a bit older. I used to love the "old" Times Square, with all the sleaziness, and Rockefeller Center, and St. Patricks, and Grand Central, and riding the subway, and going to the Automat. It really is quite a town. Wish I could get back there more often.
