Critical Reception
The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. As of April 29, 2011, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 78% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 96 reviews, and gave it a golden tomato for best kids film of 2008. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 63 out of 100, based on 27 reviews.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times said, "It has a great look, engaging performances, real substance and even a few whispers of political ideas", and in the New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis said, "this classy, heart-on-its-sleeve movie is packed with laudable life lessons." Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News called it "resolutely old-fashioned" and thought "the script feels a little stiff and moralistic at times," but added, "it's hard to fault a film with such an intelligent, good-hearted heroine." Megan Basham of World Magazine said, "Even if young fans can't relate the struggles in the movie to their own life, Kit still offers more than the shows and movies typically aimed at the tween girl market. Besides the simple educational value of giving them a picture to connect with their history lessons, the film also focuses on more significant themes than the materialism and prettiness championed."
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