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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

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Reviews Counted:126

Fresh:97

Rotten:29

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: This adaptation of a beloved novel charms with its heartwarming tale of friendship and young adulthood; realistic portrayals of the lives of teenage girls lend the comedy-drama sincerity, and may capture hearts outside the female-centric demographic.

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants brings to the screen Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends. Introduced as babies who were... The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants brings to the screen Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends. Introduced as babies who were born to mothers who met in a prenatal aerobics class, the four grew up together and developed an enduring bond despite their distinctly different emerging personalities. Now, after years of sharing every triumph and loss, every wild idea and secret fear with the laughter and love of true friends, these four young women couldn't be closer… except that they're about to be separated as their lives take them in different directions for the first time. Introspective and occasionally volatile Carmen (AMERICA FERRERA) is looking forward to spending quality time with her out-of-state dad, whom she hasn't seen much since he divorced her mother years ago; super-confident star athlete Bridget (BLAKE LIVELY) is heading for a soccer camp in Mexico; soft-spoken Lena (ALEXIS BLEDEL), a gifted artist as beautiful as her drawings, is set to discover her heritage - and an unexpected romance - on a trip to her grandparents' home in Greece; and sharp-witted rebel Tibby (AMBER TAMBLYN) will reluctantly remain in town, stocking shelves at the local discount store while working on her pet project, a video "suckumentary" to expose what she sees as the banality of everyday life. On a shopping trip together the day before their paths diverge, the friends find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that amazingly fits and flatters each one of them perfectly, even though they are four young women of very different shapes and sizes. It seems these pants are meant for sharing and that gives Carmen, Bridget, Lena and Tibby a wonderful idea. They decide to use the pants as a way of keeping in touch during the months ahead, each one wearing them for a week to see what luck they bring before mailing them on to the next. In this unique way, though miles apart, the four still experience the challenges and surprises of life as they always have - together - in a summer they'll never forget. --© Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Jenna Boyd

Director: Ken Kwapis

Director: Ken Kwapis
Screenwriter: Delia Ephron, Elizabeth Chandler
Producer: Denise Di Novi, Debra Martin Chase, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Composer: Cliff Eidelman
Studio: Warner Bros.

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It took a bit to figure out what's stashed in the back pocket of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - little teen-sized pieces of movie cliche.

Full Review Source: Des Moines Register | comment Comment
06/03/05
Jeffrey Bruner
Jeffrey Bruner
Des Moines Register

One of those annoying, by the numbers, after school special, sickly sweet kind of films that will give you sugar shock by the end. In this case that's not a bad thing.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
06/03/05
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

Not everything is resolved in this gem of a movie, but one thing comes through with stunning clarity -- the importance of having good friends you can count on.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/03/05
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

I’m clearly not the target audience, but I genuinely enjoyed this feel-good tearjerker.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
06/02/05
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

As coming-of-age films go, the big-screen adaptation of Ann Brashares' popular novel is one of the more bathetic.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/02/05
Wade Major
Wade Major
Boxoffice Magazine

You may not literally laugh or cry, as the ads promise. But you'll have a good time watching the dream-fulfilling denims make their comic-romantic rounds.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
06/02/05
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

A coming-of-age chick flick filled with enough charm to fill a soccer stadium or two.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
06/02/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A Charming Sisterhood. Teenage story defies girlie stereotypes.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
06/02/05
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

The finale goes on and on, but the movie is nicely photographed and duly empowering, and should please the vast teen-girl audience for which it's intended.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
06/02/05
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

Unlike other flicks of the genre, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants doesn't rely on a patched up story or hand-me-down characters.

Full Review Source: Richmond.com | comment Comment
06/02/05
Mike Ward
Mike Ward
Richmond.com

The message would have been more effective if they had stuck to their guns and urged awareness and independence in their young female audience

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
06/01/05
Pete Croatto
Pete Croatto
Filmcritic.com

A warm-hearted, enjoyable diversion. A possible contender for one of the sleeper hits of the summer.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
06/01/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

[A] training-bra of a flick designed to indoctrinate tweens with the estrogen-drenched sappiness of 'women’s pop culture'...

Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher | comment Comment
06/01/05
MaryAnn Johanson
MaryAnn Johanson
Flick Filosopher

Wonderful heart-affecting drama about four teenagers bonded together by caring and a pair of jeans.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
06/01/05
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The emotional story and fine acting are enough to make this a must-see movie for teen girls. The real surprise is that they can make a grown man cry.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
06/01/05
Scott Moore
Scott Moore
Washington Post

It's heartening to see a movie about teenage girls that is concerned with serious questions and avoids the pettiness that filmmakers tend to ascribe to young women of that age.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
06/01/05
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Fortunately for this sentimental coming-of-age story based on the young-adult novel by Ann Brashares and directed by Ken Kwapis, its target audience is youthful enough that the cliches may still retain a hint of freshness.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/01/05
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Kudos to a movie that encourages girls -- and everyone else -- to accept their bodies, to forgive their friends and family and to live their lives to the fullest.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
06/01/05
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

Sisterhood is a modest pleasure because it has been made with so much respect for the experiences of young women.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
06/01/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

This is a film that pre-teen and young teen girls -- and for that matter, any woman who remembers being 16 -- will love. Others are likely to be teeth-gritting their way through it.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
06/01/05
Tracy Allerton
Tracy Allerton
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
 
 
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