CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

SnoopyStyle It's the depth of the Great Depression in 1934 Cincinnati. Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin) wants to be a reporter for the Register and city editor Mr. Gibson (Wallace Shawn). Ruthie Smithens (Madison Davenport), Frances Stone, and Florence Stone are fellow members of the Treehouse Club. The Stones get foreclosed and the sisters have to move away. Ruthie's dad is the banker. Kit is donating to the soup kitchen when she sees her father Jack (Chris O'Donnell) as one of the unemployed. He has to go to Chicago to look for work while her mother Margaret (Julia Ormond) rents rooms in the house. The boarders include Mrs. Howard (Glenne Headly) and her son Stirling, dance instructor Miss Dooley (Jane Krakowski), mobile librarian Miss Bond (Joan Cusack), and magician Jefferson J. Berk (Stanley Tucci). Kit starts writing with the help of Ruthie, Stirling, and hobos Will Shepherd (Max Thieriot) and Countee (Willow Smith). When Ruthie's home gets robbed while her family is on vacation, Will becomes a prime suspect. Margaret's lockbox and all of the family's money gets stolen. Jefferson claims it to be Will.Abigail Breslin is great and her character is a real heroine. There are probably too many characters and too much story for a general kids movie. It's nevertheless a good old fashion coming-of-age adventure with some good messages for the little ones. It's one of the better family fare.

theoneandonlyjimmypage Did you enjoy your Sunday afternoon.in the shade. Where were there was no one else for so long. Did you have a lot of ands and and until so much though. Did you get every thing that you want.i want my movies to move me like love , like lovers, like nature, like dance... like terms for like means. Life in our story.us the great depression.the importance of such movies is the meaning we have torn off the branding irons flesh that branding iron,our hides...how can we understand another person without the movies we love! Those who say they do? do not. They pretend in silent dreadful terror.Kit Kittredge:an American girl

Senthil Balakrishnan Just before an hour i happened to see this movie "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl". I went with my wife and we enjoyed it so much that the movie has taken us back to our kids age. I recommend this movie for kids, this is a soft and sweet story which we all have stopped looking back and appreciate the beauty of it.I am surprised the theater was empty, hoping its because of the weekday. I like the kids role very much, i have seen her previous movies and a big fan of her. The tree house was a nice touch. I wish all the very best to this movie makers.

Amy Adler Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin) is the only child of a Cincinnati couple in the 1930's. An aspiring newspaper reporter, Kit spends some time in her room, tapping out her stories on an old typewriter. Her father (Chris O'Donnell) owns a car dealership and her very pretty mother (Julia Ormond) takes care of their lovely home, where she often hosts garden teas. But, the Great Depression is gripping the nation and soon Mr. Kittredge is out of work and traveling to Chicago to look for a new job. Meanwhile, Mrs. Kittredge is forced to take in boarders to make ends meet, including a dancer (Jane Krakowski), a magician (Stanley Tucci), a mobile librarian (Joan Cusack), an uptight mother (Glenne Headley) and her young son. Also arriving on the Kittredge's doorstep are two young hobos, teenager Will (Max Thieriot) and pre-teen County (Willow Smith). These latter two youngsters will do any odd jobs in exchange for food and Mrs. K. welcomes them over the objections of neighbors. But, will the Kittredge family save their home? Also, will Kit see her fondest wish and get published, all the while solving the mystery of who took her family's safety box of money and other costly possessions? This is a nice, nice film for American families with young girls. Breslin is enchanting in the title role, exhibiting her sweet spunk and contagious enthusiasm at all times. The supporting cast is likewise wonderful, with O'Donnell very fine as the sensitive father and Ormond, especially, doing a terrific turn as the beautiful, courageous mother. All of the other supporting cast members previously mentioned, along with Wallace Shawn as a stuffy newspaper editor, fulfill their roles handily, too, with special mention extended to young Willow Smith for her nice interpretation of the part of a young drifter with a big secret. The film looks sensational, from the Kittredge's gorgeous home and grounds to the costumes to the wonderful cinematography. As to the script, it is a nice combination of history, intrigue, and the triumph of the human spirit, especially the hope and new possibilities that children bring into the world. Even though the direction could have been a bit snappier, the film rolls along nicely, too. In short, this is a lovely film for young girls and their families, with abundant laughs, lessons, and love. Do skedaddle over to the nearest theater and make time for Kit and company. Then, head to the library as well, for the books which inspired the film are very, very fine indeed.