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Considering that it is inspired by one of the dolls in the American Girl product line, "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" is some kind of a miracle: an actually good movie. I was waiting for some kind of banal product placement, I suppose. "Great Hardship & Great Triumph". What You Need To Know: KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL stars Abigail Breslin in the title role.
The movie was not well reviewed by the mainstream critics that I read but I thought it was good. Abigail Breslin plays Kit and Julia Ormond and Chris O'Donnell play her parents. Check out the exclusive TVGuide.com movie review and see our movie rating for Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. Given the inspiration behind the American Girl stories, it's not surprising that cute outfits -- even when they're Depression pinafores made of feed sacks -- fare prominently featured. In providing movie reviews on our site, CBN.com is not endorsing or recommending films we review. Our goal is to provide Christians with information This isn't the first time that one of the American Girl book characters has been made into a movie.
Trailer Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Before Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, there was. "Movie based on the American Girl® series Kit Kittredge." The Great Depression was a tough time. At first glance, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl might seem like kids' stuff. Based on the 'American Girl' doll line, the film's source might.
Watching the movie is sort of like going two years back in time. She's dressed up like a doll, with her plastic-blonde hair cut short and adorned with a bow. "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" Yes, it's based on a doll. But this gentle-spirited movie makes the past come alive. From left, Abigail Breslin, Julia Ormond and Chris O'Donnell in "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl." Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.