The women from Het Gooi are often seen as the Dutch equivalent of Sex and the City. In my opinion, it is not fair to make this comparison. The television series as well as the movie are far more satiric and self-deprecating. Translating a successful television show into a movie is a risky business and there are countless failures. Therefore, it is even more impressive how the directors managed to take the step to the theaters, keeping all the great aspects of the series without giving the impression of watching an extra long episode. The movie is about four girlfriends acted by Linda de Mol, Susan Visser, Tjitske Reidinga, and Lies Visschedijk, living in the Gooi, the wealthiest region of the Netherlands. Four very different women struggle with ridiculous problems resulting in the decision to leave their luxurious lives and go to France for a week. The strength of this movie, I believe is the way the directors use cliché situations and the hilarious job of stereotyping this region. If you are in for a night of Dutch humor, with a great deal of self-deprecating, this movie fits perfectly!