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Customer Reviews of Molly - An American Girl on the Home Front

Not As Good As The First Two Movies
Although my daughter enjoyed this movie, and I realize that it is geared toward the youth market, I feel it is not up to par with the first two American Girl movies, Samantha and Felicity. The main reason is I feel that it tries to cover too much ground in a little more than 90 minutes - it attempts to bring every aspect of WWII into Molly's life and, by doing that, one never really gets the chance to know the characters in any kind of depth. Maybe for the folks that read the Molly stories it doesn't matter much, but to the people who haven't, it can be a bit diconcerting. <
>One more on the down side: father showing up the way he did was a bit too sappy. Happy endings are great, but super-sappy endings are just that - SAPPY. <
>On the plus side, the sets, language, and even attitudes of the time portrayed are done very well (except for the 1957 table-top jukebox in the scene at the diner when Molly and her aunt are sitting and talking), and the original period music was an excellent touch. Also, teaching the youngsters how the war affected the little ones (and all the people) of England was a nice touch as well. <
>Do I recommend this? Yes, I do. Any movie (or book) that can get our youth interested in history - as long as it is done accurately - is alright in my book. <
>If you enjoyed the other two American Girl movies, you will probably enjoy this one, though maybe not quite as much. <
>I hope the next movie from this series is Kirsten, the pioneer girl. My daughter loves that era almost as much as the colonial era.

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Yet another wonderful AG movie ------Megan (14)
I like this movie just as great as the Felicity and Samantha one. <
>It captured the real Home on the War Front angle. <
>The costumes and sets were superb and Maya Ritter was a dream!

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Best American Girl Movie Yet!
I have viewed this movie twice in the span of three days and even though it does not follow the books (what movie does?) I believe it is the best production so far. The girl that played Molly was excellent and looked exactly like the illustrations in the books. When not comparing the script to the books, this movie gives a very good look at what it was like to be at home when someone dear to you is involved in a war far away. The range of emotions experienced by Molly, Emily, Jill and Ricky were wonderfully captured. The changes in the role of a mother/woman during those times was exemplified by Mrs. McIntire and the patriotism that was so evident during that period of history wonderfully portrayed. <
>I would highly recommend this movie to both adults and children.