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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Salesrank: 15212
Released: June 28, 2005 |
| Our Price: $4.43 |
| Used Price: $3.75 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Hilary Duff stars as Kelly Collins, an artistic, fashion-minded teen who's forced to go from flashy fab to olive drab at her new stepdad's military academy in this delightful comedy. As the clumsiest, most clueless recruit ever to botch basic training, Kelly seems to be fighting an uphill battle to fit in. But it's all-out war when she butts heads with Cadet Captain Stone (Christy Carlson Romano), a tough-as-nails, by the book "commanding officer" determined to break her spirit. See how once-carefree Kelly keeps it together amidst endless rules and regulations to win Stone's respect, and still manages to leave her own unique mark on the school.
Description of Cadet Kelly:
Presented by the producers of Private Benjamin, Cadet Kelly is the story of a young teenage girl's dilemma when her life of free-spirited creativity and unmasked familial love collides with a world of extreme military discipline and reserve. Kelly Collins, played by Hilary Duff, is a happy student at New York Middle School of the Arts whose whole world changes dramatically when her mother marries an army captain who's just been promoted to Commandant at George Washington Military Academy. Thrust into a rigid world of obedience that frowns upon creativity and individuality, Kelly manages to make one close friend, but clashes with Cadet Captain Stone (Christy Carlson Romano) and is eventually court-martialed. Sentenced to maintain the equipment for the drill team, Kelly's disdain for the team suddenly evaporates when she glimpses the beauty and creativity involved in their precise maneuvers. Eventually, Kelly experiences significant personal growth, finds an outlet for her creativity, and begins to forge an important connection with her new stepfather. DVD extras include commentary by Christy Carlson Romano and Aimee Garcia, a "learning the drills" segment with Hilary Duff and Christy Carlson Romano, a "drill team challenge" interactive game that will have viewers doing everything from lacing up a boot to deciphering military time, and a DVD-ROM party planner. (Ages 6 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
Cadet Kelly Reviews:
Cadet Kelly 
2009-11-01 - I seriously wonder what I was thinking watching this movie. I'm usually a fan of Hilary Duff, but this movie was a waste. Not only a waste of money, but I also think I lost some brain cells. It has some messages like, you may have the best life, with friends & family but you can still join the military. This is not a "Hilary-Style" movie. Her part didn't fit her.
One of Hilary Duff's better movies! 
2009-06-08 - "Cadet Kelly" is a pretty decent Hilary Duff movie...she's made better ones, but this one is one of her more interesting films. It shows her go through hell being enlisted in military school after her mother marries an army general and they move to another state. Check this one out, along with "Raise Your Voice"...a film that any Hilary Duff fan should definitely see and own. It's one of her best alongside "War, Inc." and "Material Girls".
the best
2009-03-30 - This movie invigorates, inspires, and is fun to watch. It promotes several good things for children to learn and help us prioratize our family values; and is the funnest movie I have seen in years.
good movie 
2008-04-20 - this is a good family movie but if you find the price to be higher then 10 bucks i would suggest waiting until it gets lower. Maybe rent it first.
Great Tween Entertainment! 
2008-01-22 - Cadet Kelly is a wonderful family film that kids and young teens will adore. The characters are wonderful, the setting is fun, and the heroine will triumph in the end!
All that and some popcorn, and you've got a fabulous family night film certainly worth your time and money!
