The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Sanaa Hamri

Writers (WGA):

Elizabeth Chandler (screenplay)
Ann Brashares (novel)

Release Date:

6 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Some friends just fit together.

Plot:

Carmen Lowell is working on the backstage of a play in Yale. When the lead actress and friend Julia...

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Vermont | Jeans | Turkey | Grandmother

Cast

Amber Tamblyn	...	Tibby Tomko-Rollins
Alexis Bledel	...	Lena Kaligaris
America Ferrera	...	Carmen Lowell
Blake Lively	...	Bridget Vreeland
Rachel Nichols	...	Julia
Jesse Williams	...	Leo
Tom Wisdom	...	Ian
Rachel Ticotin	...	Carmen's Mom
Leonardo Nam	...	Brian McBrian
Michael Rady	...	Kostas
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Professor Nasrin Mehani
Blythe Danner	...	Greta
Lucy Hale	...	Effie Kaligaris (as Lucy Kate Hale)
Maria Konstadarou	...	Yia Yia
Ernie Lively	...	Bridget's Father

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature material and sensuality.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44299) | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Bridget's father is played by actress Blake Lively's real father, Ernie Lively.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tibby is talking to Brian on his porch she has some of her bangs in front of her ear, then when the shot changes she has her bangs completely pulled back. Brian did pull back part of her bangs but ONLY part so some people may not notice but actually, its not just her bangs behind her ear, they're pulled up into her pony tail.

Quotes:

Bridget Vreeland: Sorry. It must have been lost along with Tibby has a pregnancy scare!

Movie Connections:

References Byou (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Because I'm Awesome

Not as good as the original.

In the first adaptation of Ann Brashares's famous novel series, soap-opera clichés and predictable story lines were defeated by the sheer charm of the characters and their relationships with one another. And whereas that film dealt with the transition to womanhood and celebrating feminine diversity, the sequel fits our young heroines into contrived, "after-school" special story lines that end exactly the way you'd expect them to. The first film is by no means a masterpiece, but there was a genuine sense that these characters were real and thus we could relate to their plights.

There are some moments in the sequel that shine, most of them occurring when the four titular characters are together, but so much time is spent on filler plots and unnecessary contrivances that the film simply gets old too quickly. Alexis Bledel and Blake Lively don't do much to make their characters any more believable or human; they have no personality and thus their individual story lines are rendered even weaker. Amber Tamblyn and America Ferrera do the opposite, and bring their characters to life, against the odds of the mediocre script. There's also some impressive input from supporting performances, such as the great Blythe Danner and the heartfelt Shohreh Aghdashloo. All in all, a disappointment considering the first film, but still a somewhat worthy escape with four friends who, in the end, above all things, value one another more than anything else in the world.