The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
Not just a movie for pre-teen girls.
The pants are just a linking device that allow us to follow the storylines of four friends, separated for the summer, having completely different experiences. Shy, proper Lena heads off to Greece to stay with her grandparents, extrovert Bridget is wowing everyone at soccer camp, self-conscious Carmen is spending the summer with her father and his (surprise!) new family, and sardonic Tibby is stuck at home working a soul-killing job.
Amazingly incisive -- I was pretty surprised to find out that it was directed by a man. All of the leads are quite good and all of the stories believable and effective (my favorite is Carmen's). Well worth the rental - even if you're over 16...even if you're male.
B+
The pants are just a linking device that allow us to follow the storylines of four friends, separated for the summer, having completely different experiences. Shy, proper Lena heads off to Greece to stay with her grandparents, extrovert Bridget is wowing everyone at soccer camp, self-conscious Carmen is spending the summer with her father and his (surprise!) new family, and sardonic Tibby is stuck at home working a soul-killing job.
Amazingly incisive -- I was pretty surprised to find out that it was directed by a man. All of the leads are quite good and all of the stories believable and effective (my favorite is Carmen's). Well worth the rental - even if you're over 16...even if you're male.
B+
posted by MeMe | 9:21 AM
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