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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)

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Reviews Counted:126

Fresh:97

Rotten:29

Average Rating:6.7/10

Consensus: This adaptation of a beloved novel charms with its heartwarming tale of friendship and young adulthood; realistic portrayals of the lives of teenage girls lend the comedy-drama sincerity, and may capture hearts outside the female-centric demographic.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements, some sensuality and language

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jun 1, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $43,504,854

Synopsis: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants brings to the screen Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends. Introduced as babies who were... The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants brings to the screen Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends. Introduced as babies who were born to mothers who met in a prenatal aerobics class, the four grew up together and developed an enduring bond despite their distinctly different emerging personalities. Now, after years of sharing every triumph and loss, every wild idea and secret fear with the laughter and love of true friends, these four young women couldn't be closer… except that they're about to be separated as their lives take them in different directions for the first time. Introspective and occasionally volatile Carmen (AMERICA FERRERA) is looking forward to spending quality time with her out-of-state dad, whom she hasn't seen much since he divorced her mother years ago; super-confident star athlete Bridget (BLAKE LIVELY) is heading for a soccer camp in Mexico; soft-spoken Lena (ALEXIS BLEDEL), a gifted artist as beautiful as her drawings, is set to discover her heritage - and an unexpected romance - on a trip to her grandparents' home in Greece; and sharp-witted rebel Tibby (AMBER TAMBLYN) will reluctantly remain in town, stocking shelves at the local discount store while working on her pet project, a video "suckumentary" to expose what she sees as the banality of everyday life. On a shopping trip together the day before their paths diverge, the friends find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that amazingly fits and flatters each one of them perfectly, even though they are four young women of very different shapes and sizes. It seems these pants are meant for sharing and that gives Carmen, Bridget, Lena and Tibby a wonderful idea. They decide to use the pants as a way of keeping in touch during the months ahead, each one wearing them for a week to see what luck they bring before mailing them on to the next. In this unique way, though miles apart, the four still experience the challenges and surprises of life as they always have - together - in a summer they'll never forget. --© Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel, Blake Lively, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Jenna Boyd

Director: Ken Kwapis

Director: Ken Kwapis
Screenwriter: Delia Ephron, Elizabeth Chandler
Producer: Denise Di Novi, Debra Martin Chase, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Composer: Cliff Eidelman
Studio: Warner Bros.

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  • Coming of Age Adventure based on Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about a special 16th summer in the lives of four lifelong friends who are separated for the first time. On a shopping trip, the girls find a pair of thrift-shop jeans that fits each of them perfectly and they decide to use these "magic" pants as a way of keeping in touch over the months ahead, each girl wearing the jeans for a week to see what luck they bring her before sending them on to the next. Though miles apart, the four friends still experience life, love and loss together in a summer they'll never forget.
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    All four stories are heartfelt, and this cast of able and awfully likable girls can work the comedy and coming-of-age drama without going sappy.

    Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    E! Online

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    Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    06/04/05
    Hollywood.com

    The relationships and performances are strong and moving, with an effect both breezy-fun and profound.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Allison Benedikt
    Allison Benedikt
    Chicago Tribune

    A Charming Sisterhood. Teenage story defies girlie stereotypes.

    Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
    06/02/05
    Angela Baldassarre
    Angela Baldassarre
    Sympatico.ca

    Not everything is resolved in this gem of a movie, but one thing comes through with stunning clarity -- the importance of having good friends you can count on.

    Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    06/03/05
    Betty Jo Tucker
    Betty Jo Tucker
    ReelTalk Movie Reviews

    Smart summer entertainment that you don't need to be a teenage girl to appreciate.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Bob Strauss
    Bob Strauss
    Los Angeles Daily News

    A super-estrogenized movie, no doubt, but it speaks rather warmly and sincerely to the universal struggles of adolescence.

    Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Brent Simon
    Brent Simon
    Now Playing Magazine

    Traveling Pants will be catnip for the core readership, but the possibility for this material to register more strongly with the senses nags the entire film.

    Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Brian Orndorf
    Brian Orndorf
    FilmJerk.com

    It's unfair to pigeonhole this meaningful human story in that genre, especially since it feels more real than some adult chick flicks. Besides, a good story is a good story.

    Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Bruce Westbrook
    Bruce Westbrook
    Houston Chronicle
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    Four friends on a quest to find something, only to realize that anything resembling an answer is to be found in the journey itself, in their friendships, and in themselves.

    Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
    10/11/06
    Camerin Courtney
    Camerin Courtney
    Christianity Today

    It's the girly equivalent of a midsummer Bruckheimer extravaganza -- a roller-coaster ride to the edge of total (emotional, natch) devastation that makes the happy ending that much more reassuring and cozy.

    Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Carina Chocano
    Carina Chocano
    Los Angeles Times
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    A winning, heartfelt look at the bonds of female friendship and the life lessons that attend adolescence.

    Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Carla Meyer
    Carla Meyer
    Sacramento Bee

    Temperamentally, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is like the Beatles, with jeans. Cinematically, it is like the Ya-Yas, with Livestrong bracelets.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Carrie Rickey
    Carrie Rickey
    Philadelphia Inquirer
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    Ya-Ya-esq... this is definitely a training film for young women to celebrate their own friendships.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    TheMovieChicks.com

    Sisterhood is a modest pleasure because it has been made with so much respect for the experiences of young women.

    Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
    St. Paul Pioneer Press

    That a movie about pants features a story that skirts formula is an irony worth savoring.

    Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
    06/20/05
    Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    The finale goes on and on, but the movie is nicely photographed and duly empowering, and should please the vast teen-girl audience for which it's intended.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    06/02/05
    Chuck Wilson
    Chuck Wilson
    L.A. Weekly

    It's heartening to see a movie about teenage girls that is concerned with serious questions and avoids the pettiness that filmmakers tend to ascribe to young women of that age.

    Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Claudia Puig
    Claudia Puig
    USA Today

    The cast lend a great deal of credibility to the material and director Ken Kwapis knows when to cut away from a scene when it carries the potential for shmaltz.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    08/02/05
    Collin Souter
    Collin Souter
    eFilmCritic.com

    May be somewhat predictable, but it fits the needs of its young audience like a glove. Or a pair of magic jeans.

    Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
    06/01/05
    Connie Ogle
    Connie Ogle
    Miami Herald
     
     
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