Thursday, June 23, 2005

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Starring:
Amber Tamblyn Alexis Bledel America Ferrera Blake Lively

Directed by:
Ken Kwapis

*** Stars

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is surprisingly entertaining but also warm hearted. It is also sweet and always lovable.

One summer, four friends (best friends since childbirth) are all traveling to different places. To keep their friendship and rekindle old memories, the girls decide to share these magical pair of jeans that surprisingly all of them all perfectly. Each girl is different in size.

Tibby (Ferrera), with a Puerto Rican background, decides to visit her father, who is an American. When she arrives to his house, she surprisingly discovers that he is getting married with a woman that has two kids.

Lena (Bledel), is heading off to Greece to visit her grandparents. She meets a young man named Kostas. First, she is unsure of herself and does not realize how beautiful she really is and what Kostas sees in her. But after spending time with him, she falls for him. After telling this to her grandparents, they do not approve. Apparently, their families have past hatred. She still, secretly, visits him.

Carme (Tamblyn), is the only one staying behind at their town for the summer. Bored out of her mind, she begins to videotape random shots of pointless material around town. Throughout this process, she meets a young girl named Bailey (an adorable Jenna Boyd). She aggravates Carme by interrupting her throughout her video. But she soon realizes that she is suffering from Leukemia and it is terminal. She doesn't know if she’s just feeling bad for her or because she's growing fond of her. But deep down, she feels for her greatly.

The last one is named Bridget (gorgeous new comer Blake Lively) and she is off to Spain for soccer camp. She ends up flirting with one of the coaches. He soon rejects her because he is a coach and she is player. Still, she tries to impress him on the field.

The movie is very entertaining and all the young actresses each have their moments. Even a critic like myself can still appreciate a film like this.

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