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No one expected the first "Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants" movie to be a film that adults and teens/tweens would
love, but it inexplicably was. Only not quite inexplicably,
because the reasons were plenty: great script, great story,
and, especially, that amazing cast. "Sisterhood of the Traveling
Pants 2" begs the question: Can the cast carry it if the
rest of those things fail to live up? And the answer is
an adamant "sort of." ***
Because, see, "Sisterhood 2" is a little less ... everything.
Each girl's story is uneven and rushed in a way that the
storylines in the first movie weren't. It also feels more
than a little forced. And the biggest problem is that after
watching this movie, you'll still have at least one question
about each of the girls' story lines. That's not a problem
a movie should leave you with -- especially this type of
movie, that's geared at a youngish demographic. ***
The Blu-ray will help you out a little, though, for
several reasons: First off, the additional scenes, introduced
and explained by the film's director, Sanaa Hamri, might
shed a little light into something you wondered about (believe
me when I say, though, that they will not come close to
answering ALL of your questions). ***
The best, and most superficial, thing the Blu-ray version
will do for you, though, is entrance you with its (and the
actors') beauty, so that you'll forget about all those other
"issues." Script? Focused plot? Tied-up storylines? Who
needs 'em?! No one if they can look at the likes of Alexis
Bledel, Blake Lively, Amber Tamblyn, and America Ferrera
in Blu-ray. They're all these lovely, flawless creatures.
And their love interests are all equally as lovely. And
have you seen the Greek Islands in Blu-ray? If not, what
are you waiting for? Get thee to a video store and pick
this movie up now. ***
The other thing the actors are good for is, of course,
their chemistry and their acting. I'm referring here to
our main four ladies, not to anyone else, because Shoreh
Agdashloo has become virtually unwatchable to me with her
scary voice and over-acting. No one in this movie is really
special other than the four core ladies. There's a reason
that they're some of the best TV actors of recent years:
Despite their beauty, these are the girls you can so easily
grow to love and want to become BFFs with -- you know, the
type of friends who watch not-great-but-feel-good movies
together, like this one. ---
Image & Sound:
The movie is beautiful and benefits greatly from high
definition. Places like the Greek Isles and girls with flawless
skin generally do. Sound is good, evenly balanced. ---
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