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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: New Line Cinema
Salesrank: 565
Released: October 28, 2008 |
| Our Price: $3.23 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
The Great Depression hits home for nine-year-old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee* Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first-ever American Girl theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders paying houseguests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mothers lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kits new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real news get her and her friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they knew. So if it wasnt Will, then who did it?
Description of Kit Kittredge - An American Girl:
A period piece set in the Great Depression and based on the extremely popular American Girl book series, Kit Kittredge is a moving and believable story about a smart 10-year-old girl whose family is profoundly affected by the Depression. May, 1934 finds Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin) living a very comfortable life in a nice home with her mother (Julia Ormond) and father (Chris O'Donnell) despite the Depression that is affecting many of her neighbors. When her father's auto dealership is taken back by the bank, Kit's father is forced to head for Chicago to look for work, leaving his family struggling to make ends meet by taking in borders. Kindhearted and generous by nature, Kit's nose for news and her aspirations of becoming a great reporter lead her to write a portrait of the boardinghouse run by her mother, essentially a kid's view of the Depression as well as an article about hobos that challenges many commonly held prejudices. Kit determinedly submits her articles to the local Cincinnati Register paper, regardless of the chief editor's stern ways and obvious lack of interest. When her own family and boarders become the victims of a crime, Kit's must utilize her investigative skills to solve the crime and exonerate her friend Will (Max Thieriot). Breslin's performance in this film is stellar--viewers can't help but believe that she is Kit Kittredge. The filmmakers' attention to detail ensures that everything from scenery props to music and dialogue seem completely authentic, and performances by Joan Cusack as the mobile librarian, Stanley Tucci as the traveling magician, Jane Krakowski as the desperate-for-love dance instructor, and Zach Mills as Kit's young friend, are all impressive. Serious American Girl fans, period film lovers, and viewers just looking for a good story will love this film. (Ages 3 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
Kit Kittredge - An American Girl Reviews:
Great Family Movie 
2009-10-26 - A great fun clean family movie. Demonstrates that good family movies can be made (you'll love it!) and proud to share it.
Kit Kittredge is AWESOME!
2009-09-17 - I thought that this would be a fabulous movie for my daughter. Well, it was and I thought that the entire family should watch together! It was a wonderful story about compassion and hard times just as we are having now. Get it now...for your whole family. Mine came in GREAT condition!
American Girl Books Kit
2009-09-13 - Fantastic service shipped quickly books in better than expected condition...My daughter loved them!!! Would buy again anytime.
Fun Movie
2009-09-13 - This movie is a lot of fun and considering the state of the economy, it's very timely (it's set in the depression era). Kit's a great character and very sharp. The shipping was very quick too.
Heartbreaking and Heartwarming. Simply Wonderful
2009-09-03 - This movie is about Kit who is living during the depression. She has a lovely life style with a home, a car, and many extras that other children do not have at that time. Her father eventually loses his job and moves to try to find work. Her and her mother take in borders, sell eggs and do everything they can do to make it through the difficult times.
Kit deals with each difficulty with grace and strength and honesty. She works on writing newsletter articles during this time and eventually gets one published. She also befriends some hobos and learns about their life as well.
This movie is fascinating, interesting and heart warming. It is also heart breaking to watch this young girl learning to deal with such difficult circumstances.
Well worth the money.
Enjoy.
