Nov 22 2008
DVD Review: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Friendship and a pair of pants dominate this movie. This is the sequel to 2005’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. In that one, we followed a group of friends as they dealt with being away from each other over summer break, and now we see how they handle going off to college and heading into the adult world. Their summer rolls around again, and this time we see four friends still torn apart by distance, even with it being summer. Distance brings a wedge between the friends, and there are secrets between them where there used to be none before.
These four live and love while they learn lessons about life and grow up in the process. Each one has their own journey. Carmen goes from stage hand to actress while dealing with her mother’s new marriage and having a new sibling on the way. Lena finds a new love, but she learns she can only love the boy she met back home in Greece. Bridget meets the grandmother she hardly knew as a child, and she learns more about her mother. Tibby deals with a love of her own that becomes scary when a pregnancy scare pops up. All four realize though that their friendship is most important in their lives when the pants are somehow lost.
This movie was released on DVD on November 18th from Warner Bros. It stars some of the most well known younger actresses of our time. Blake Lively is known for her work on Gossip Girl, and America Ferrera is on ABC’s Ugly Betty week after week. Her role here as Carmen is totally different than her role in Ugly Betty. You hardly recognize her, and if you didn’t know she played both roles, you might not know it was the same actress. The DVD contains the movie and some great bonus features including additional scenes, behind the scenes of the cliff jump and a gag reel.
This DVD is definitely one to add to your collection if you have a teenage girl in your home, or if you are teenage girl at heart. The acting and story line are fun and honest. We see real girls dealing with real problems and learning how to become women in the process. You can pick this one up on stores today. Check out the trailer for it below.
