
'Kit Kittredge: An American Mystery' centers around a young girl living in the struggles of the Great Depression. 10 year old Kit lives in a boarding house her parents own in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a passion for writing, & dreams of having something of hers put in the local paper someday. With the help of her friends, Sterling & Ruthie, will her dream finally come true?... (Full plot summary below)
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'Kit Kittredge: An American Mystery' centers around a young girl living in the struggles of the Great Depression. 10 year old Kit lives in a boarding house her parents own in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a passion for writing, & dreams of having something of hers put in the local paper someday. With the help of her friends, Sterling & Ruthie, will her dream finally come true?
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| Windy City TimesRichard KnightA very sweet family film, a cross between Annie and Nancy Drew |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chaseexcellent performances, an intelligent script, rooted in the 30s, but timeless in its themes, make it an adventure and a delight, for all ages |
| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsA wholesome, family-friendly adventure so good you have to wonder why nobody seems to make movies like this anymore. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonIt's hard to dislike a tween picture that opens with Eleanor Roosevelt, but if explaining mortgage meltdowns to their tots doesn't sent parents screaming, the performances will. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerJulie WashingtonKit Kittredge makes a wonderful summer outing for grandmothers, moms and daughters -- and the boys they invite along. |
| New York PostLou LumenickOne of the 10 best American movies released so far this year, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is the surprisingly satisfying first theatrical film inspired by a long-running series of historically themed dolls. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowThree cheers for Kit and for producer Julia Roberts for making this movie everything the devoted fans of the American Girls series hope for. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisIn Kit’s world the absent father (a familiar theme from girls' novels including "Little Women" and "A Little Princess") is an epidemic, and the picture makes this the impetus for children's resourcefulness and emotional development. |
| Washington PostStephen HunterThe director, Patricia Rozema, has a rare talent: She gets third-rate performances out of first-rate performers with almost startling efficiency. All are bland, some hardly exist at all, and as performance, the whole thing seems a waste. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumA gently thoughtful, audience-appropriate entertainment that assembles swell actors to play colorful characters who don't shy away from depicting serious hard times. |