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I first saw "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" last June a few days after it's wide release not expecting much. In 2004, we were shown such teenage flicks as "Sleepover" and "Raise Your Voice", which basically stated that all teenagers are shallow, boring, uninteresting, rude, and dumb. It did not say much for the teenage moviegoers. Most plots involved a really hot guy to pursue, some prom to attend, some mean b*tchy blond girl who stole the boyfriend, and people looking down on the fat, dorky, geeky, and loser types. Finally, the movie for teenagers to embrace and be proud of. More importantly teenage girls. These girls are nice, funny, sweet, charming, interesting and a lot of fun to be around. They are human. They have dealt with deaths, new families, cancer, reject, loss. They are real people doing deal with real issues. They are not scoffing at you or looking down at you. "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" is here and it is a damn good movie. 4 teenage girls who have never been apart since birth will spend one summer away from each other. For this one summer, they found a pair of pants that all magically fits them. They decide to trade the pants over the summer and write about what happens to them while wearing the pants. Each girl gets the pants for a week and passes it on to the next girl and so on. We then get four different and interesting stories with the girls who are all different and unique in their own. These are not 4 girls with the same body type, same brain, same personality and acting like sheep and robots. They all think for themselves, make their own decisions, and can form opinions of their own. They all have a lot going on with themselves. That is what keeps the story fresh. You always have someone new, with a new problem, or new outlook. Amber Tamblyn , Blake Lively , America Ferrera and Alexis Bledel in Warner Bros. Pictures' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Alexis Bledel from "Gilmore Girls" can sometimes appear stiff and awkward on screen is perfect here as Lena. Who goes to Greece and connects with about a million relatives and meets a fisher hunk as well. Here she really comes out of her shell and shows a good screen presence and looks gorgeous in some great shooting of Greece. The scene with her and the fisher hunk on the boat and the view of Greece and the stars had me really watching and enjoying the scenery. Amber Tamblyn is hilarious as the rebel film maker working at a Walmart like chain and runs into a little girl named Bailey who she can't shake off. The speech between Bailey ( Jenna Boyd) is a lot of fun and they have fun bouncing back lines off each other. They have a real authentic relationship between the two. Alexis Bledel and Blake Lively in Warner Bros. Pictures' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Blake Lively plays Bridget, who is dealing with the loss of her mother and the distant relationship with her father and is away at soccer camp. She copes with her sexuality and also facing her problems. Not running away from them. The real star of the four is America Ferrera, whose previous work includes "Real Women Have Curves" she plays Carmen. She looks like a natural in front of the camera and plays Carmen as confident, yet vulnerable. She visits her father who has a new family and is getting married. I dare you to watch the scene with her and her father on the phone and not to shed some tears. Her father plays that scene perfect, he just listens and listens while she pours her heart out. Real emotional and moving scene. "Sisterhood" runs at just under 2 hours, yet never gets tedious or boring. The director does a great job of pacing these 4 short stories. He goes from the soccer camp to the family to Greece at a good speed to give everyone enough time to glow and show, but does not spend too much time to where you are bored. Just when you are wondering what is going on with Carmen and the family, he takes you there. This movie is not shy about getting emotional or making you bring out the tissues, but I was generally affected and moved by the movies more tougher scenes since the actors doing the work sold me on it. After this movie was over, I felt good. A good cry is a good cry and goes a long way. Now, we need a male version of this movie. Show that males can be sensitive, sweet, and nice. And not just discuss sex or beer bongs. Females got there movie in "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants". Males should get "Brotherhood of the Traveling Khaki's". Any chance of that? This is the kind of material and movie that Hilary Duff wishes she could be in. It is targeted at females, but I know a lot of males who saw this and loved it, just like I did. Let's face it, a good story is a good story. email this review to a friend
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