The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

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 | Letter | Grandmother

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16	10:00 AM	HBO
Mon. Nov. 16	8:00 PM	HBO

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 | Germany:o.Al.

Filming Locations:

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

The final scene of the movie in which the girls jumped off the cliff was requested by Amber, America and Blake. While in Greece they had seen two teenage boys jump off the cliff; the boys were fans and convinced them to do it too, and the girls asked the director that this be a scene in the movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carmen is packing and speaking to Julia, she puts the same red leather portfolio in her bag twice.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References The Ant Bully (2006)

Soundtrack:

Because I'm Awesome

The girls still have the charm

Once again, another rating that baffles me here on IMDb, now granted, I haven't read the novels that The Sisterhood is based upon, but I really did enjoy the first movie, more than I thought I would. So I was looking forward to The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, curious what the girls were up too in the story. The reason I like these movies so much is because they're very real; except for the traveling all around the world despite as if money was no issue, these being college girls mind you. But the story provides teenage girls who look like your average teenagers, their stories are very relatable if you are a girl, and we have comedy, romance, and drama, a typical chick flick, but thankfully these movies are enjoyable one's that don't push it. I felt like these girls are just so much fun and like I could know them in real life.

Tibby has moved to New York, studying film and works at a movie store, but she has a bad pregnancy scare when her boyfriend's condom breaks. Thankfully it's a false alarm, but she is scared of her heart being broken once again. Lena goes to Greece for her Grandfather's funeral, she sees Kostos, but he is now married and is having a baby, so she takes an art class at home and starts dating the model that she is currently drawing. Carmen goes to Vermont to be in a drama club, expecting to work behind the scene, her leading man crush encourages her to audition and she gets a lead role causing some jealousy around the more experienced actors. Bridget goes to Turkey on an archaeological dig and finds out more about herself and goes home, but first she has to see the grandma who she thought didn't love her, it turns out she learns more about herself and her mother. But these girls have let their friendship go and must find a way to make the magic of the pants work once again.

I would honestly recommend The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, I really did enjoy the story and acting, along with the characters. I think The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is a notch below the first film, but it still works. There are minor flaws here and there, but it's very easy to get past, I don't understand the rating of 6.0 here on IMDb, this is an honest and genuine film that I think a lot of people could enjoy. I think my favorite story this time was with Carmen once again, she's the character I can relate to most and she's very much the under dog of the story. But all the girls are a pleasure to watch on screen, they make you laugh and just have a great time with their journeys. This is a wonderful movie and I can't wait to see it again.

7/10