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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.

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The saga of the well-worn jeans on the move continues to be a warm and pleasantly diverting tale.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
08/06/08
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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Tamblyn, Lively, Ferrara and Bledel have a sparkling chemistry that transcends the subpar material, and the Greek-island conclusion is so picturesque you can almost overlook the predictable histrionics.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/06/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Three years have passed, but the pants still fit.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/06/08
Linda Barnard
Linda Barnard
Toronto Star

A likable movie that ultimately confirms the importance of women's friendship.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
08/06/08
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

It's enjoyable, though, even if it's extremely slight.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
08/06/08
Travis Nichols
Travis Nichols
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Chandler's multilayered script, unusually thoughtful for a teen flick, returns again and again to the notion that friends are there to offer support.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/06/08
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

It's a relief to go to the movies and see teenage girls acting like teenage girls, as opposed to grown women acting like teenage girls.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
08/06/08
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

A sequel that actually improves, slightly, on the boy-crazy original.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
08/06/08
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

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.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
08/06/08
Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
AV Club

Sensitively directed by Sanaa Hamri, The Sister of the Traveling Pants 2 demonstrates that not only is sisterhood powerful, it can be awfully entertaining.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
08/06/08
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

No matter how serious the subject matter, this is an unabashed fantasy for tweens and teens.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
08/06/08
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

Although I ultimately enjoyed it, I left wishing the filmmakers had taken better advantage of this chemistry.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
08/06/08
Cathy Jakicic
Cathy Jakicic
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Members of the sisterhood are often getting upset for one baffling reason or another.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
08/06/08
Christy DeSmith
Christy DeSmith
Minneapolis Star Tribune

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.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
08/06/08
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

Pants is less interested in sisterhood and navigating young adulthood than it is in selling glossy girl fantasies of exotic locales and bodacious boyfriends.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
08/06/08
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

Much of the youthful Sisterhood energy that made myself fall in love with the first, feel-good film falls by the wayside as the girls approach that tiresome phase known as adulthood.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
08/06/08
Lindsey Ward
Lindsey Ward
Jam! Movies

Their tear-jerking adventures [are] appealing to even the staunchest chick-lit antagonist.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
08/06/08
Jason McBride
Jason McBride
Globe and Mail

Teen drama still fits the second time around.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
08/06/08
S. Jhoanna Robledo
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Common Sense Media

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.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
08/06/08
Adam Graham
Adam Graham
Detroit News

When Ferrera and Tamblyn are center stage, the film does hold our interest.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
08/06/08
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
 
 
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