Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Based on the book by Ann Brashares
Warner Home Video, 2005
Directed by Ken Kwapis
Starring Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrara, Blake Lively, and Alexis Bledel
Rating: PG

Summary:
Although the four main characters of the story take personal journeys, the main traveler becomes a shared pair of jeans. Lena, Bridget, Carmen and Tibby have quite different personalities and pant sizes, yet each fits perfectly into the same pair of jeans. Deciding the pants are magic, the four friends create a plan for sharing the pants—then sending them on—throughout the summer. Lena goes to visit her grandparents in Greece; Bridget travels to Mexico for soccer camp; Carmen spends time with her father in South Carolina; and Tibby stays home to work a summer job. In their individual destinations, the girls learn lessons about love and family and self-confidence.

Review:
The premise is a little hokey, so the movie’s a little hokey. Nevertheless, the four leads are all talented actresses who manage to make this a quality film. Even during the predictable scenes, I wanted to see what would happen. The movie definitely has the potential to get saccharine and sentimental, but it remains relatively realistic. Recommended to young girls and their best friends, teen girls, women who miss their friends, and fans of the book(s).