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Bonds of 'Sisterhood' Are Still Strong
From left, Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Blake Lively return in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2."
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For all its flaws and its flagrant flaunting of credulity, there's a certain charm to "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2," the sequel to the 2005 hit about four disparate friends who rely on one another (and a pair of jeans) to navigate the complexities of young adulthood. This time, those complexities include juggling books with after-school gigs at video stores, first breakups and pregnancy scares.
Once again "Sisterhood" has four very good things going for it: Alexis Bledel (Lena), America Ferrera (Carmen), Blake Lively (Bridget) and Amber Tamblyn (Tibby). Since the first "Sisterhood," Ferrera and Lively have become the It girls of prime time in "Ugly Betty" and "Gossip Girl," respectively.
Carmen is finishing her freshman year at Yale, Tibby is studying at NYU's film school, Lena is studying art at the Rhode Island School of Design and Bridget is at nearby Brown.
The film has four distinct storylines, held loosely together by the peripatetic pants, which get FedExed around the globe. Along the way, the friends deal with Issues (mental illness, a suicidal parent, fear of intimacy, burgeoning sexuality, strained friendship, missing magic pants), and, thanks to the talent and humor of its young stars, you don't mind that everything gets wrapped up a little too neatly by the end.
In an age of panty-free drama queens, the Sisterhood is a robustly energetic force that propels the viewer along, leapfrogging over improbable plot devices and clunky dialogue. It's refreshing to see young women portrayed as something other than the hot chicks in the latest blockbuster.
-- Teresa Wiltz
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 PG-13, 117 minutes Contains mature material and sensuality (in other words, somebody loses her virginity -- tastefully, of course). Area theaters.
