"Greek girls do not lose their pants!"

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008; USA; 117 min.

Director: Sanaa Hamri

Screenplay: Elizabeth Chandler, Ann Brashares

Music: various artists

Cast:

Tibby Tomko-Rollins - Amber Tamblyn

Lena Kaligaris - Alexis Bledel

Carmen Lowell - America Ferrera

Bridget Vreeland - Blake Lively

Julia - Rachel Nichols

Ian - Tom Wisdom

Carmen's Mom - Rachel Ticotin

Brian McBrian - Leonardo Nam

Kostas - Michael Rady

I rarely come across sequels of great movies that are equally amazing. "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" was definitely one of these films. I loved the first movie so much, and this movie is definitely another favorite of mine. I could be the fifth sister. For this post, I'd like to take a look at the New York Times review of this movie:

In his review, Stephen Holden talks about this film being an unrealistic, overly sweet film. He claims that the situations that the girls are in do not happen to the everyday teenager (the perfect boyfriends, the ivy league schools, the extreme wisdom). While I do think that the plot is very idealistic, there are some (well, few...) elements of the plot that are "real." For example, in this film, Tibby (Alexis Bledel) and Brian (Leonardo Nam) break up and deal with a pregnancy scare. Bridget (Blake Lively) has to deal with the aftermath of her mother's suicide and the discovery of secret letters from her grandmother. Holden does brings up the issue of the actresses being in high school for part of the film and then in college, when they look older. Holden does make a valid point about the idealism in the film, but I think he just can't see the magic in the "Pants."

It's clear that I love this film. The scenery in the film was breathtaking and accurate. I was actually extremely surprised to see a match cut in the film. It occurred when the film was transitioning from the story of one girl to another. The match cut actually really made sense here. Throughout the film, the director tries to portray an interconnectedness between the girls. I couldn't believe that even the cinematography works to emphasize this bond! I didn't expect to be seeing classic film elements in my fun film. I would highly recommend this film! I know that I will be watching it over and over again - vive le pants!

iRate: 5/5 pants

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9wU-SfV-SQ