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Actors: Hilary Duff, Shaun Ashmore, Christy Carlson Romano
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Cadet Kelly |
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Kelly is a New York girl who lives with her mum when suddenly her mum announces that she is engaged to Joe, the principal at the George Washington Military Academy. Kelly has to leave her old life behind and move to stay at this school where she lives in barracks through the week. Immediately Kelly finds herself on the wrong side of the Barracks Leader, Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone who thinks of Kelly as a maggot. They begin to have an unofficial competition between each other, each trying to catch the eye of cute Brad, the drill team leader. Another prank ends in Kelly being sentenced by the cadet court to be the equipment manager for that very team which Stone is also on. At first Kelly doesn't like the drill team, she thinks they are too orderly and have no identities, but she soon learns the beauty of it and begins practising on her own. Meanwhile, at her weekend home, her mother is pregnant and Joe is (according to Kelly) not ready to be a father. He has to loosen up. Kelly makes that her job, and to loosen up the Academy, and to get on the drill team. After a loss in a drill competition, the team looks for a new member and Kelly is chosen. She helps the team become creative and they prepare for the big competition coming up.
--Laura B, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Cadet Kelly |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of comedy
- teens acting dopey
How much humor v. drama
- Somewhat more humor than serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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