Kit Kittredge is perfect.
Okay, it’s not perfect. It’s a bit predictable and wee bit sentimental (meaning, my husband groaned from time to time and my daughters & I cried) but for a family movie, yes. It’s almost perfect.
Set in the 1930’s during the heart of the depression, this movie inspired some great discussions at the dinner table as well a new conservatism on the part of my husband. (“Do I really have to finish my carrots, Daddy?” “Yes, you do.”)
Abigail Breslin is spunky and capable as the heroine of this American Girl tale. Wallace “I don’t lisp!” Shawn (of The Princess Bride fame) was a favorite among my children, and Joan Cusack’s librarian, too, had them besides themselves with giggles.
Oh, and the character of Countee steals the show at the end.
My 11-year-old son followed his father’s lead in complaining good-naturedly about the “girliness” of the movie, yet (don’t tell him I told you) was glued to the screen throughout both viewings.
Yes, we watched this movie twice: once to see if it all turned out (What do you think? Did it?) and a second time, to revisit all our favorite scenes. There were many.
3 ½ stars out of 4 for this very fun family movie.
All for the greater glory of God,
I’ve got it on hold at the library! Did you ever get Ellie out of the bathroom? And who locked her in there?
Who else but our 4-year-old Angela?
The other day she was MIA and I called out from the kitchen, “Has anyone seen the terrorist?”
A little voice piped up from the bathroom, “I’m in here!”
I think she’s proud of her title. 🙂
And in answer to your question, yes, the dog’s been freed. The real question is, is this to Ellie’s advantage?
I’m reserving this on netflix…my daughter saw it with some girls for a birthday party, but now I want to see it too!
Have you see the Molly one?
I have not seen Molly. I’d be interested to know if it’s as good as Kit.
I saw this at the red box and thought of you because I knew you were going to rent it. I’ll be getting it for us next weekend! Thanks for the review. 🙂
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We actually went to see this in the theater the week it was released (we don’t do that too often) and my 11-year old daughter and 8-year-old son both really enjoyed it.
Kit is going on our to-rent list. Thanks for the review!
Molly was great. My girls and boys liked it. Haven’t seen Kit but we will now.
Thanks for the review! We’ve wanted to see this and haven’t had the chance, but will go out of our way to find it and rent it now.
Thanks for the review. I have so many movies to rent when I get back to the States!
By the way, I am always checking in here even though I don’t often leave comments. 🙂
I am all about wholesome, heartwarming movies! We’ll have to check this one out.
Great movie for the family! We loved it as well. Even the boys gave it an “okay”. Thanks for the review.