Review of An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2012) by Ilene M — 21 Sep 2013

Love this movie it inspired me to do gymnastics.

This review of An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars (2012) was written by Ilene M on 21 Sep 2013.

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars has generally received positive reviews.

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I love this movie!!! I can't wait to watch it again. It's been in my head so long I can mouth all the words. Weird…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for 7M Pictures (1,037) on 30 Aug 2012

There's a lot of cliches, corny lines and pink colors. But as an alternative to the standard girls-centric Disney Channel programs, you could do worse…

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By Rachel S (689) on 14 Feb 2015

Criticizing McKenna Shoots for the Stars is kind of like criticizing a junior high play: you feel bad for doing it but unless your kids are…

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By Sandie Angulo Chen (751) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 12 Jul 2012

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By Simirah R (1) on 10 Sep 2012

Best movie I ever saw!!! Im a 17 year old and I still LOVE American Girl…

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It is really good movie since I am taking gymnastics…

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By Grace O (36) on 05 Jul 2013

This movie was really encouraging me to do better in gym and it was really good…

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By James Plath (543) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 08 Sep 2012

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By Doug S (106) on 21 Sep 2013

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