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	Movie Review - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)     (What this rating means)       Director: Ken Kwapis Starring: Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, and Blake Lively Rated: PG (for thematic elements, sexuality, language) Length: 119 minutes Genre: Drama/Comedy/Teen Tagline: Laugh. Cry. Share the pants. Studio: Warner Bros. Website: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Release: June 1, 2005 PLOT Four best friends who have grown up together since birth spend their first summer apart: Lena (Bledel) heads to Greece to spend time with her very Greek grandparents; Carmen (Ferrera) visits her dad in South Carolina; Bridget (Lively) goes south of the border for a soccer camp; Tibby (Tambly) stays behind to make some cash as well as a documentary. Before the teens head their separate ways, they find a pair of Levi's in a vintage store that mysteriously fits all their different body types perfectly. Pants that travel ensue. STEPH'S TAKE First, a little pre-movie business. Amber Tamblyn -- yeah, I'm talking to you. I'm calling you out. You recently made an appearance on Conan O'Brien during which you arrogantly boasted that you would challenge any man to see this movie and not cry. If a man could manage to hold back the tears, you would offer him $100 and a date. Obviously I'm not a man, but I accept your challenge. Girls should cry even more, right? Since I am a girl, if I win your challenge, then I will forego the date and settle for the cash. Now roll that homosexual jean footage... As if the title were not warning enough, this is a chick-flick to the extreme. For some reason, Johnny didn't seem to have a problem missing this screening due to his softball commitments. While this movie did keep my interest, I think a lot of it was about as realistic as there actually being a pair of pants that fit four very different girls. Some of the dialog was in the realm of the Proust-quoting teenagers of Dawson's Creek. It wasn't as bad, but it was still much more than any 16-year-old would think up. Not to mention the dialog for 12-year-old, leukemia-stricken Bailey (Jenna Boyd). Sure, she has had to grow up fast because of her illness, but no one talks like that. I guess it's all aimed at getting people to fail the Tamblyn challenge, which Johnny's sister Amber sadly did. "A kid with leukemia, that's sad!!" Granted, but the words of wisdom were just a little too wise for me to get pulled in. And how many groups of 16-year-olds get to go on a several-hundred-mile road trip alone? I think that's how old they were. Tibby mentioned something about how she was about to get her learner's permit. And all the girls are only days apart in age. Sounds fishy. And who in the world would leave Greece because you got a letter from your friend who was depressed because she lost her virginity and was depressed afterwards? "I would have left sooner if I had seen the letter when it arrived." Whatever. And the resolution to the relationship between Bridget and her deflowerer was truly unlikely. The most realistic part to me was the phone conversation between Carmen and her dad, and Carmen lets him have it by finally letting go of all the feelings about the divorce of her parents and his impending remarriage. I'll give props to Ferrera, she did a great job. The most disturbing moment of this movie comes near the end when the audience is blinded by Tibby's astonishingly white shins. Holy moly girl, at the very least, go out and buy a bottle of spray-on tan. I did, and it works wonders. I know you are all dying to know if, unlike Amber, I met the Tamblyn challenge. Folks, I am so proud to report that I TOTALLY DID! I DIDN'T SHED ONE TEAR! WHERE IS MY MONEY, TAMBLYN? ODDS & ENDS Extra chairs had to be brought in to seat people at this screening. Dang, Memphis loves its coming-of-age girl movies. I can't find anything else to put here. Amber Tamblyn was in Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet with Chloe Sevigny who was in Melinda and Melinda with Josh Brolin who was in Hollow Man with Kevin Bacon. MAMA'S APPROVAL Mama will be OK with this, except perhaps for the one storyline about Bridget desperately seeking to sleep with one of the soccer coaches. TRAILER COMPARISON I watched the trailer without any sound and it looked pretty gay. No surprises here. THE GIST The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is about four girls finding themselves while sharing a pair of jeans. Obviously, this is not a movie for everyone. I would suggest you see this movie if: You want to find your inner teen You sway at concerts and such You want to impress your teenage girlfriend You are gay	RETURN TO HOME PAGE Ghouls Eagle Eye Righteous Kill Tropic Thunder Traitor Death Race Star Wars: Clone Wars The Dark Knight Journey to the Center of the Earth Hancock Weekend Results: 1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua($29,300,465) 2. Eagle Eye($17,709,817) 3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist($11,311,751) 4. Nights in Rodanthe($7,368,259) 5. Appaloosa($5,050,310)

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