Of course I had never heard about the 2023 movie "American Girl" prior to sitting down and watching it here in 2025. And I have to admit that as soon as I saw that ethereal horse galloping across the screen and it being a Maverick Entertainment movie, then my expectations dropped to a flat slim.
However, I still opted to watch the movie on account of it being a movie that I had never heard about nor watched. So I suppose director Alfred Robbins had every opportunity to impress and entertain me.
And I have to say that I was rather surprised with this movie, as it as a huge step upward in the right direction for Maverick Entertainment. The storyline in the movie was enjoyable and entertaining, so writers Sharlene Falls and Alfred Robbins certainly managed to churn out something solid. You should know, though, that the narrative in the movie is a bit slow paced, so it might not be a movie that just appeals to everyone. But I definitely think it is a movie worth giving a shot.
The acting performances in "American Girl" was good. I was not familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, but they performed well in the movie. I will say that leading actress Jamila Gray certainly carried the movie quite nicely.
"American Girl" was a nice surprise of a movie, and it was actually well worth sitting down and spending 100 minutes on watching. Quite a surprise from Maverick Entertainment.
The ending of the movie, well, I have to say that it felt rushed and somewhat unrealistic, given all the events that were leading up to it. The movie just did a 180 from being downtrodden and sort of bleak to upbeat, cheerful and positive.
My rating of director Alfred Robbins's 2023 movie "American Girl" lands on a six out of ten stars.
