American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success [Blu-ray]

Was a gift and she was happy

Having thoroughly enjoyed the last three American Girl movies with my 11 year old daughter, we could not wait for this year's. My daughter was beyond excited when I surprised her with this DVD on the very day it was released. Sadly, we were disappointed. The start was extremely slow; so much so that we actually stopped it last night and then resumed the movie today. I honestly think that it would be difficult for this movie to capture the attention of younger ones due to how slow the first half (or more) was. Although the storyline needed to be established, I feel that there was just too much dialogue for the age group that this is targeted for. I was actually bored myself. Without giving away too many details, the movie did pick up during the last big scene in Paris and kept its momentum from there. I am disappointed that the storyline was not more enticing. I expected a more entertaining film compared to Makenna Shoots for the Stars, Saige Paints the Sky & Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight, but my daughter and I did enjoy the last half of the movie. We have both watched the previous three AG movies multiple times (especially the Makenna and Isabelle movies), but I doubt that we will with this one. In fact, I would not be surprised if my daughter didn't even watch this again for at least 6 months. That speaks volumes if you knew how much my daughter loves AG and their movies.

American girl movies are for the traditional little princess that wants to soar, grow and not afraid to try. This movie teaches a little girl to be considerate, caring, thoughtful and courageous while enjoying to bake. All the right values and ingredients. Plus France.

Adorable little movie for young girls that teaches that little girls who have big dreams can go far. My daughter also loves to bake so this was especially fun for her.

My sister loves these American girl movies, and they are better than many other films for kids. They are bearable and even entertaining to watch for adults and generally have practical but deep messages. This is in contrast to the extravagant plots and settings that make them so exciting for children and adults alike. These films make wonderful adventures relateable and encourage both healthy habits and big dreams.This particular movie is notable for having two plot stages and a longer-than-usual length while maintaining the happiness and high-quality that viewers have come to expect from American Girl. There is also catchy, clean music that kids and others young-at-heart will love.

This is good positive family friendly movie in the classic form of the American Girl films. It's a drama so i'm thinking it will be liked more by young girls than young boys. I did not like it as much as some of the other films, however it was still better than average for resent movies, and still very enjoyable to watch. If you don't like the other films you probably wont like this either. If you did like them then this will be a nice addition to the collection.

Eh. It's just okay. It feels like two films in one (and not in a seamless way) but if you're a collector of all things American Girl it's an okay addition. If you're not really committed to that world though, don't waste your time. The acting is okay and the setting is pretty, but the plot leaves a lot to be desired. That said though, it's one of the few "tween" movies out there that doesn't have any romantic aspect; no showing off for boys (unless you count Grace wanting to impress her uncle as a chef) and there's no real girl-on-girl cattiness. So, compared to much of what's out there, it's better. But, it's still not a very good film.

Daughter who is 9 loved this movie. She has watched it several times now. Obviously this is the type of movie that is going to appeal to girls who are also into collecting American Girl Dolls since the headline character in the movie is "Grace" who is one of the dolls from the yearly collections. There is nothing objectionable in the content of the movie and I appreciated how the movie doesn't bring in elements that try to get kids to grow up to fast, like dating for example. It's a good clean fun type of movie but does have an actual plotline and feel good ending.

Excellent condition except near the end of the movie it kept freezing

An awesome movie about believing you can do anything... and there is nothing new that you can't learn. A great message for all kids!

My 7 year old granddaughter loves these books. She can get them at the library at school too.

Perfect. As described.

daughters loved it