Cast: Abigail Breslin, Joan Cusack, Jane Krakowski, Stanley Tucci and Chris O'Donnell
Director: Patricia Rozema
Studio Synopsis: Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin) canÕt resist bringing home strays, whether itÕs Grace, an
abandoned basset hound, or Will (Max Thieriot) and Countee (Willow Smith), a pair
of young hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and generous, Kit is a natural
born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father (Chris OÕDonnell)
loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother
Margaret (Julia Ormond) are left to manage on their own, growing vegetables, selling eggs and
even taking in an assortment of boarders including an itinerant magician (Stanley Tucci), a
vivacious dance instructor on the prowl for a husband (Jane Krakowski) and a zany mobile
librarian (Joan Cusack).
When a crime spree sweeps Cincinnati, all signs point to the local Ōhobo jungle,Ķ where Will
and Countee live with a group of their impoverished companions. Kit, who always has her
antennae out for a good news story, convinces her new friends to take her to see the hobo
camp for herself and writes an article that creates a sympathetic portrait of the campÕs
residents. But when KitÕs mother and their boarders become the latest victims in a string of
robberies, KitÕs loyalties are tested. Will is accused of the crimes and, with all of their savings
gone, the Kittredges face losing their house to foreclosure. Determined to recover the stolen
money and believing Will is innocent, Kit recruits her friends Ruthie (Madison Davenport) and
Stirling (Zach Mills) to help her track down the real culprit. Together they uncover a plot that
goes far beyond Cincinnati!
Rating: G
Running Time: 100 minutes
Official Web site: http://www.americangirl.com/movie/
Trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/picturehouse/kit
kittredge anamericangirl/
Reviews:
EDGE Miami (B)
Local 10 (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)
Metromix South Florida (2 1/2 out of 5 stars)
The Miami Herald (3 out of 4 stars)
Miami New Times
Miami SunPost (1 1/2 out of 4 stars)
The Palm Beach Post (B)
The Sun-Sentinel (2 1/2 out of 4 stars) |
