Unfortunately, the Depression-era "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl" has the quality of an historical theme park. Hobos are all friendly and ever-so smudged with dirt. A villain has a comical mustache. Cars are pristine.
And yet..."Kit Kittredge" bounces along happily, like a live-action Disney movie from the eighties. Kit herself (Abigail Breslin), when solving mysteries a la Nancy Drew or reporting on the Depression for the Cincinnati paper, is a likeable role model. The film probably works for girls young enough to be excited by--and old enough to not be terrified by--their doll coming to life.
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