A satisfying sequel involves us in the ups and downs of four young women as they try to find themselves
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
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Reviews Counted:92
Fresh:59
Rotten:33
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: The workable chemistry among the four leads combined with the enriching message make for a winning Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2.
Australian Rating: M [See Full Rating] Sexual references and themes
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Genre: Comedies
Australian Theatrical Release:
Apr 4, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $44,029,972
Synopsis: In this follow-up to THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, the four heroines find themselves drifting apart the summer after their first year of college. Quirky Tibby (Amber Tamblyn, JOAN OF... In this follow-up to THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, the four heroines find themselves drifting apart the summer after their first year of college. Quirky Tibby (Amber Tamblyn, JOAN OF ARCADIA) is stuck taking summer school classes at NYU, while the commitment-phobe in her struggles with her relationship with Brian (Leonardo Nam). Independent Bridget (Blake Lively, GOSSIP GIRL) takes a break from playing soccer at Brown University to work on an archaeological dig in Turkey. Quiet Lena (Alexis Bledel, GILMORE GIRLS) still misses her Greek love, Kostos (Michael Rady), but her drawing classes at the Rhode Island School of Design--and the man she meets there--keep her distracted. Meanwhile Carmen (America Ferrera, UGLY BETTY), who had hoped to spend her summer with her best friends, begins working at a Vermont theater festival with some surprising results. As each of them takes her turn wearing the magical pants of the first film, they realize that it isn't just distance that is separating them. For fans of the Ann Brashares's novels on which this film and its predecessor are based, THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 presents a welcome reunion with beloved characters. These are four well-drawn (and well-cast) young women who experience real problems that add depth to the film's comedy. But even with the drama, this is more GILMORE GIRLS than GOSSIP GIRL. Though there's plenty of talk of love à la SEX AND THE CITY, Tibby, Bridget, Lena, and Carmen have issues and identities outside of the men in their lives. But that doesn't mean that there isn't space for squeals and sighs when things do go right for the girls romantically. [More]
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Tom Wisdom, Rachel Ticotin, Rachel Nichols, Leonardo Nam, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Blythe Danner
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Chandler
Producer: Debra Martin Chase, Denise Di Novi, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Composer: Rachel Portman
Studio: Warner Bros.
Reviews for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
There's a thin line between jeans that are well worn and jeans that are ratty and used up, and Traveling Pants 2 crosses that line.
In the end it has a nice lesson about life and friendship, but man! The trip there is so superficial and sappy that it's not much fun at all.
America Ferrera projects such star power here that I felt cheated when the camera moved to other characters. The rest of the film seemed to drag for me.
Granted, I'm miles outside of the target demographic, and certainly Traveling Pants 2 will make for awesome pajama party fodder, but the bloodless nature of this sequel is tiresome to witness.
Members of the sisterhood are often getting upset for one baffling reason or another.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is so fixed on representing the range of the girls' experiences that they spend precious little time together.
It's a film that probably will please its targeted viewer more than it did me.
Like Sex and the City, this one is strictly for the already-converted.
Pants is less interested in sisterhood and navigating young adulthood than it is in selling glossy girl fantasies of exotic locales and bodacious boyfriends.
Traveling Pants 2 offers more of the same and, I'm afraid, more of the same and more of the same.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 isn’t interested in depth, and it doesn’t trust what it has; its only interest is in achieving the absolute peak level of female camaraderie, nostalgic sentimentality, and emotional catharsis.
Director Sanaa Hamri’s hand is heavier than that of original helmer Ken Kwapis, who knew how to let uncertain moments lie.
The film ends by closing the door on future sequels, which is probably fine. Everyone here looks like they've learned their lesson and can now move on.
I imagine if I were a woman, this movie would receive a very favorable review. However, I'm just a fat guy from Ohio.
Holds little of the charm and unexpected emotional heft of its predecessor, which mostly avoided the kind of empty girly crap that abounds here.
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