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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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If you like slumber parties and hanging out with teen girls, [this] is for you.... it's targeted so squarely on your demographic that few outside the group will be interested.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
06/01/05
Sean Means
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

The young ladies all perform well, the script is like a well-built tear-duct milking machine, and parents should be pleased their kids are going to see such well-intentioned drivel instead of the mean-spirited drivel that's far more prevalent.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
06/01/05
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

All four stories are heartfelt, and this cast of able and awfully likable girls can work the comedy and coming-of-age drama without going sappy.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
06/01/05
E! Online
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The turns that each of these stories take are hardly surprising, and most of co-screenwriters Elizabeth Chandler and Delia Ephron's attempts at humor fall flat.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
06/01/05
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Like the four teenage girls at its center, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants makes up in charm what it lacks in sophistication.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
06/01/05
Dana Stevens
Dana Stevens
New York Times
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A modest but moving movie that that does a better job engaging issues than many of its adult counterparts.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
06/01/05
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

In a season of overhyped blockbusters, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a genuine sleeper that deserves to find an audience.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
06/01/05
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

The real backbone of Sisterhood comes from the actresses playing the friends, and the fifth-wheel surprise of Jenna Boyd.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
06/01/05
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

Ken Kwapis and his exquisitely cast young ensemble preserve the essence of the tale about girls whose friendship is bigger than their differences.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
06/01/05
Nancy Churnin
Nancy Churnin
Dallas Morning News

Not just another teen movie, nor just another chick flick.

Full Review Source: Contra Costa Times | comment Comment
06/01/05
Mary F. Pols
Mary F. Pols
Contra Costa Times

Anyone looking for a solid, unpretentious, entertaining film with some important messages could do a lot worse than this saga of girls gone wise.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
06/01/05
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

This is strictly a picture for the target audience, though it seems to hit that target regularly.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
06/01/05
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

That rare meal both adolescent girls and their mothers will be able to agree on.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
06/01/05
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe

It can be overly sappy but sweet enough to please. All four actresses are believable, particularly when Sisterhood sells tough resolutions to the issues raised.

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
06/01/05
Sean O'Connell
Sean O'Connell
Flipside Movie Emporium

Ya-Ya-esq... this is definitely a training film for young women to celebrate their own friendships.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
06/01/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

A super-estrogenized movie, no doubt, but it speaks rather warmly and sincerely to the universal struggles of adolescence.

Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
06/01/05
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine

Traveling Pants will be catnip for the core readership, but the possibility for this material to register more strongly with the senses nags the entire film.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
06/01/05
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

To paraphrase Chris Rock, nobody had me in mind when they made this movie.

Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | comment Comment
06/01/05
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

There's raw, emotional honesty here, making it an irresistible, magical movie your heart won't let you forget.

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
06/01/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

Family-friendly films for girls...[usually] drip with phony commercialism and pettiness of character; by comparison, Sisterhood is not only a class-act, but a godsend.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
05/31/05
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews
 
 
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