I was totally thrilled when I was asked to attend a private screening of the new American Girl movie last month. Catholic Exchange was going to publish my review and all I had to do was take Katie and Erin to a private screening in Manhattan and then return a week later to a fancy hotel and interview the cast.
I love working for Catholic Exchange.
It was a terrific experience and meeting the cast was quite the thrill. Abigal Breslin is a lovely young lady, poised, articulate and very polite. The other children in the cast were also great fun to talk to and hearing their perspective on movie making was enlightening.
Chris O’Donnell is better looking in person than on the screen. A nice guy all around who himself has a large (by Hollywood standards) Irish family of five children. Julia Ormond was beautiful and spoke of her childhood in England which had striking similarities to Kit’s in the movie.
My review is now on Catholic Exchange.
Have a blessed day!
Wonderful review Mary Ellen, we can’t wait to see it :))
Now that is one sweet gig to have! Of course with every perk there are responsibilities…
Ok, where so I get a job like that?!
Fantastic review. We went to see the movie Tuesday afternoon and enjoyed it. It’s funny you mention the old-time skates. My reaction when I saw those skates was to lean over to my daughter and say “aren’t those just like the skates we have in the garage.” –
To which she answered. “Yes.” and followed it up with “that’s kind of sad.”
Great review. Thank you! We haven’t seen the movie yet, but we’re very excited about it, as we’ve been fans of the dolls and the books for years. And we just love Abigail Breslin, too. She’s a living doll! 😉
I’ve heard that it’s a movie that can be enjoyed by the parents as well as the children, so that’s very exciting, too. Your review seems to back that up.
Alicia Smith