You've got to admire a franchise targeted to adolescent girls that is hiply aware of its characters' humor and hankerings and isn't the least bit embarrassed by their smarts and achievements.
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08/06/08
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 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... [More]
Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively
Director: Sanaa Hamri
Reviews for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
...that rare sequel that not only stands up to its predecessor, but slightly surpasses it.
08/06/08
It's a movie that recognizes our flaws, but tells us we can rise above them -- and when we do, what we find will be worth it.
08/06/08
The talented young actresses and a quartet of appealing swain make this story's travels between laughter and tears a journey worth taking.
08/06/08
Despite my misgivings I was gleefully, guiltily glad to see them all again.
08/05/08
An unnecessary continuation that is strangely dour and populated by a quartet of actresses who seem as if they would rather be doing anything than living up to their contractual obligations to appear in a sequel now that they have better things to do
08/05/08
Holds little of the charm and unexpected emotional heft of its predecessor, which mostly avoided the kind of empty girly crap that abounds here.
08/05/08
The first movie created wonderful characters, well worth caring about, but its sequel certainly didn't. How could they have gone so wrong?
08/05/08
Resist if you dare.
08/05/08
A solid if not wholly necessary sequel, but Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget are so pleasant to spend a couple hours with that it hardly matters.
08/05/08
Second time around, the magic jeans are an even better fit.
08/05/08
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.
08/05/08
Like Sex and the City, this one is strictly for the already-converted.
08/05/08
As harmless and predictable as an episode of 'The Facts of Life' (although I don't think any of Mrs. Garrett's girls ever had a pregnancy scare).
08/05/08
It's hard to get too involved in the story lines, which unfold like four half-hour television series quilted together. And the stakes are generally low: Which hunk to choose?
08/05/08
The sisters can go their separate ways, no doubt keeping in touch by e-mail, and congratulating themselves on being infinitely better than the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
08/05/08
Top CriticAren't these ladies too old for this?
08/05/08
You just wish it were a more comfortable fit.
08/05/08
Despite the flaws, the movie is reasonably pleasant most of the time. Some of that is leftover goodwill from the first film, but it is also a tribute to the four starring actresses.
08/05/08
[T]he fact that the jeans are entirely incidental to everything happening here is the least of its problems...
08/05/08
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