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Chasing Liberty

2004

Andy Cadiff

Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, Annabella Sciorra ...

4.9

2,396

Romance. Comedy Eighteen-year-old Anna Foster (MANDY MOORE) just wants the American dream: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. At the very least, she wants the freedom to live like any other teenager. But as the only child of the President of the United States, every detail of Anna’s life is constantly monitored by the media, the public and her very protective parents - backed up by a battalion of Secret Service agents dedicated to safeguard ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"[It] has the feel of corporate indifference (...) It's not a good thing if you can anticipate the jokes, and the jokes and the scenes still go on several beats too long."
		Scott Foundas Variety	"Inoffensive adolescent escapism laced with surprising amounts of genuine charm"
		Emma Cochrane Empire	"As a homage to 'Roman Holiday' it fails completely, with even the normally charming Moore completely failing to hold the attention (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"[It] is surprisingly good in areas where it doesn't need to be good at all, and pretty awful in areas where it has to succeed (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"A fairly standard-issue teen romantic comedy (...) For what it is, it works (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"[It] lacks the active verb it promises. It defines blah (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"
		Nick Schager Slant	"Despite Moore’s charms, (...) [it] leaves one with the impression that the filmmakers don’t trust their female teenage audience to understand or embrace complexity or sophistication.(…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"
		Tom Hutchinson Radio Times	"[It] seeks out all the postcard touristy bits, while you keep hoping for a bit of action to liven up the tedious travelogue. It's also a bit dull on the romantic front, with hardly any chemistry between the two leads (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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