Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters
Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.
Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
vchimpanzee I already liked Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore, so I knew I would like her in this. And Lena was basically Rory, sweet and quiet, but with three best friends her own age, not a best friend for a mother. And blue collar grandparents who were good people if somewhat traditional and strict, rather than grandparents who would consider Lena's grandparents to be worthy only to do all the work they didn't want to do. The Romeo and Juliet romance was enjoyable and I liked Lena's boyfriend.America Ferrera made this movie before we all fell in love with Ugly Betty. And like so many of her characters, Carmen made us like her with a nice personality and a beautiful smile, and in this case a temper which was justified. I had forgotten how fat she used to be before she lost weight, but it didn't really matter. Until it became important the plot, and that was such a shame. I did like how she eventually resolved the problem.Amber Tamblyn had an edge that took some getting used to. I seem to recall her having a TV series I didn't watch. Later in the movie, she seems much more caring than she did to begin with.Blake Lively probably showed talent, but mostly she just looked amazing. That long blonde hair and all those scenes where she wasn't wearing a lot.I expected Ferrera to be the standout actor, but young Jenna Boyd was amazing. And what she did for Amber Tamblyn's character.Bradley Whitford I have seen in a number of roles. He was good here. A loving but clueless father who really tried.I know Nancy Travis mainly as the patient wife of Mike Baxter. She is nice here, but kind of shallow.It's quite an interesting set of stories linked by these miracle jeans.
Surobhi Deb The story line behind the movie was not that very exciting and the movie lost its way multiple times. I wish there were 3 girls instead of 4 as it really got difficult to keep track of each of them unless you are totally hooked to the movie. None of the characters had an interesting personality that one could make a favorite of. There are not many movies about female bonding and in that respect it does a quiet okay job. Overall its just so so. I watched it on television and I guess that's the best way to be watching. I could not feel the emotions that the characters went through and found the same to be very cold at all the times. The only thing that kept me sitting was to learn what was going to occur at the end and if there were any exciting twists. Unfortunately the only twist i had was not to have one.
tapio_hietamaki Four high school girls share a bond of friendship so profound that it pains them to spend time apart, but this summer they have places to go. They recount their experiences in handwritten letters and take turns wearing a specific pair of jeans that remind them of each other.The film consist of the differing stories of the four girls. Each story takes a turn when it is time to wear the magic jeans. The stories are brief but delightful, dealing with themes of family (and broken families), illness and teenage crushes. The main actors are all very successful (and are known from TV dramas such as Gilmore Girls, Gossip Girl and Joan of Arcadia).Warning -- while light-hearted, the film is also very touching at times and touches on deeper themes such as death of loved ones and sexuality.
Kristine The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, what I expected to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen, I couldn't believe it, I'm going to be honest, a hater of chick flicks(I'm a girl by the way), I actually loved this movie. I was so shocked that I actually enjoyed this movie throughly. Scary enough, every girl I could relate too: the Greek boyfriend, the suicidal mother, loosing a close family member to leukemia, and the neglectful father. It was disturbingly psychic to my life, but I think that's why I enjoyed it so much is that this movie wasn't unbelievable in any manner. No, I haven't read the book, not sure if I would read it, but I do know that I would recommend this movie to my friends. It's funny, smart, realistic, cute, and just makes a great story for the harder times of growing up and becoming an adult.Tibby, Carmen, Lena, and Bridget are four friends who have grown up together, they call themselves the sisterhood who have found one pair of jeans that magically fits them all. Tibby spends her summer making a documentary and befriends a sick little girl who shows her that it's OK to care about people. Carmen spends the summer with her dad who has almost "upgraded" with his new marriage and shoving it in Carmen's face. Lena is spending the summer in Greece with her grandparents and has an unexpected forbidden romance with a cute guy. Bridget is going to camp practicing her non stop stardom in sports and chases after a coach which she's not supposed to do. But they mail the pants to each other and write letters in the summer that they have officially grown up.The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants was one of those pleasant surprises for me, because even though it is a very girly movie, it's very real and doesn't over do it. We haven't had a good coming of age movie in a while, so this is a perfect film for the family as well as teenagers. Will the guys enjoy this film? Not the action lovers at least, but I'm sure that any film buff could find the true heart of the film and just fall in love with The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, it has good acting, great stories, and makes you the scary time of growing up. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a recommendation for me, this is a non miss movie.8/10
