Here's a movie where I actually read the book first. The book was great. The movie was cute. The casting was right on. I often find that the books are better than the movies so I tend to not read them so I can just see the movie and have no expectations. I think if you haven't read this book, the movie will seem better.
Four girls are best friends since birth. Their mothers met during a pregnancy exercise class and now the girls are in their teens leaving each other for one summer for the first time. They form a pact that a pair of jeans, that magically fits all of them, will be sent from one girl to the next and they will write on the jeans what happened when they wore them.
One girl goes to soccer camp. Another girl goes to catch up with her divorced father. The other goes to Greece to visit grandparents and sketch. The last girl stays at home to make a documentary film on the people who work at a convenience store. Each girl runs into situations that makes them grow and they share these experiences by letters to the other girls all summer.
It's a coming of age story about different kinds of love and how friendship helps you deal with it. So if you're not in the mood for sentiment, don't see it. It is mushy and soft.
A second book came out last year. I think I'm going to wait for the movie this time to see what happens.
Worth the money rating: $$$ 1/2
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