Teenage girls are annoying. At least, the Hollywood species, where every soul-shattering, apocalyptic relationship problem can be solved with a Prada bag and some "girl time." Perhaps that's why everyone loathes the Hollywood teenager. She preens and over-dramatizes, but everything still works out. That this creature is absent from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 makes it an above-average film, while good acting and writing make it even better.