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“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”, which starred: Amber Rose Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, America Ferrera and Bradley Whitford.

The story line involved the following: “Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Brashares, the story centers on four best friends--Lena (Alexis Bledel), Tibby (Amber Tamblyn), Bridget (Blake Lively) and Carmen (America Ferrera)--who realize that they are about to spend their first summer away from each other. On one last shopping spree, they find a pair of jeans that fits all of them, odd considering their different body shapes. It must mean the pants are magical and will bring them good luck. So the girls make a pack that each of them will spend one week with the pants and then send them off to the next girl. Lena, the shy, self-conscious artist, who is spending the summer in Greece with her grandparents, takes the pants first--and meets the hunky Kostas (Michael Rady). Tibby, a rebel ''suckumentary'' filmmaker, who marches to the beat of her own drum, gets them next. But as tough as Tibby thinks she is, she learns some invaluable life lessons through her chance encounter with an extraordinary girl, Bailey (Jenna Boyd). Then it's Bridget's turn, a vivacious blonde, who spends her summer playing soccer in Mexico and displays some reckless behavior with a hands-off camp coach (Mike Vogel). Finally, there's Carmen, a spit-fire writer, who decides to spend some quality time with her wayward dad. Yet, upon arrival, she is greeted with a not-so-pleasant surprise when her father (Bradley Whitford) introduces her to his very white-bred fiancéé (Nancy Travis) and her two teenage children. These four realize in the end whatever magic there is comes from their enduring friendship.”

I give the movie a “B”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a small soft drink. The movie was girls growing up, and it was an enjoyable slice of life film.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:53 AM