*Warning: Possible Spoilers!* In an industry where teenage girls are portrayed far too stereotypically, it's nice to see a movie that portrays ACCURATE representations of 4 adolescent girls- 4 girls with differing sizes, personalities and priorities, but all with the commonality of their deep friendship for one another. I was so happy to watch a movie that didn't show teenage girls partying and drinking, among other things, but being focused, and questioning their decisions and future. Alleuia to the fact that Carmen was a bit on the heavy side, that Lena was beautiful without loads of makeup, and that Bridget's ploy to seduce Eric wasn't completely his fault. I also enjoyed that the film addressed (fairly accurately, might I add) issues that regular teenage girls face everyday- issues like suicide of a parent, feelings of loss from divorced parents, the whirlwind of emotions after losing your virginity, the loss of a friend, and the trials and tribulations of maturing into a woman.
America Ferrera (Carmen), Alexis Bledel (Lena), Amber Tamblyn (Tibby), and Blake Lively (Bridget) gave amazing performances as each of their respective characters, and the acting didn't seem forced or rehearsed, but fairly simultaneous. In my opinion, America and Amber stole the show, but Alexis and Blake were extremely good as well.
The reason why this movie works is because the themes are universal for it's target age group, and because it makes you hope that maybe, just maybe, it's possible in some shape or form for every teenage girl to have the kind of bond which the pants' four "sisters" share.
9/10, because some things were a tiny bit cliché, although it still worked for the movie.
America Ferrera (Carmen), Alexis Bledel (Lena), Amber Tamblyn (Tibby), and Blake Lively (Bridget) gave amazing performances as each of their respective characters, and the acting didn't seem forced or rehearsed, but fairly simultaneous. In my opinion, America and Amber stole the show, but Alexis and Blake were extremely good as well.
The reason why this movie works is because the themes are universal for it's target age group, and because it makes you hope that maybe, just maybe, it's possible in some shape or form for every teenage girl to have the kind of bond which the pants' four "sisters" share.
9/10, because some things were a tiny bit cliché, although it still worked for the movie.
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