The film focuses on four girls, who have been friends since birth, dealing with life and distance from one another. Bridget finds herself aiding in an archeological dig in Turkey, and finally dealing with her past in Alabama. Carmen follows her friend from Yale to Vermont to help backstage in a production, and finally learns to shine for herself while dealing with multiple changes. Lena goes to take a figure drawing class, and learns the true meaning of love. Tibby is in New York, trying to write a romantic comedy, and finds herself dealing with sexuality, pregnancy, and depression. As I watched this movie, I realized I was never bored and caught myself crying and laughing! The plot of this film hits the bull’s eye.
Questions I asked myself in this movie included: what other films are the girls in, where have I seen Shohreh Aghadashloo before, do the actresses really like each other, and how closely do the movies follow the books?
I started searching for answers. Amber Tamblyn has starred in The Ring and The Grudge and Black Out. America Ferrera has starred in a variety of movies from Real Women Have Curves to Darkness Minus Twelve to Steel City to the voicing in Tinker Belle and How to Train Your Dragon to Our Family Wedding. She also starred in Ugly Betty. Alexis Bledel, though she is probably best known for her television role in Gilmore Girls, has starred in a variety of films: Tuck Everlasting, Sin City, I'm Reed Fish, Post Grad, and there are more to come. Blake Lively actually stars with her father, who plays her father. She has been in many films: Accepted, Simon Says, Elvis and Annabelle, New York, I Love You, and The Green Lantern.
Do the girls really like each other? The reality is that all the girls are really friends in real life!
Where may I have seen Shohreh Aghadashloo before? She has starred in many roles just since coming to America. I recognized her from The Lake House (also an amazing movie), but you may have seen her in Surviving Paradise, America So Beautiful, or many other movies. Finally, how closely do the movies follow the book series? The movie combines the 3 novels following the first into one summer. Other than age and time difference the main differences are that Lena is oldest in the novels and all the stories are sadder in the books.
I loved this movie! It is a great commentary on friendships during college, many issues every woman faces, and the story is beautiful! I would definitely recommend this movie to appropriate audiences. This is another movie I find myself and friends in multiple times!
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