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Chasing Liberty (2004)

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Reviews Counted:112

Fresh:21

Rotten:91

Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: Formulaic comfort food for the teen crowd.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content and brief nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 9, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $12,145,090

Synopsis: Budding teenage beauty Anna Foster (MANDY MOORE) wants the American dream: life and liberty to pursue happiness. But as the only child of the President of the United States, every detail of... Budding teenage beauty Anna Foster (MANDY MOORE) wants the American dream: life and liberty to pursue happiness. 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 — who are backed up by a battalion of Secret Service agents that safeguard Anna from any danger, including the perils of first dates. Charming and irreverent, Anna just wants the freedom to live life like any other teenager — which means ditching the agents who are seriously curbing her good times. While on a diplomatic trip to Europe with her parents, Anna extracts a promise from her father, the President, which allows her a night alone, unescorted. But when her dad has a change of heart, Anna decides to take things into her own hands. In a wild escape, incognito Anna meets mysterious stranger Ben Calder (MATTHEW GOODE), who reluctantly aids her European getaway. Reveling in her newfound independence, Anna decides to take Europe by storm, accompanied by dashing Ben. As Anna's madcap European adventure takes her farther from her family and brings her closer to Ben, she's dreading the day her holiday will come to an end. Because the most powerful man in the free world is her father, Anna knows that she has a lot more to worry about than getting grounded. But before she can face the President, she has to find a way tell Ben the truth about her identity and risk getting her heart broken -- the one thing her father can't fix. -- © Warner Bros. [More]

Starring: Mandy Moore, Jeremy Piven, Matthew Goode, Annabella Sciorra

Starring: Mandy Moore, Jeremy Piven, Matthew Goode, Annabella Sciorra, Caroline Goodall, Mark Harmon, Roots, Cody Chestnutt

Director: Andy Cadiff

Director: Andy Cadiff
Screenwriter: David Schneiderman, Derek Guiley
Producer: David Parfitt, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove
Studio: Warner Bros.

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It's your typical stuff but the leads are easy on the eyes, and Jeremy Piven and Annabella Sciorra add some fun as Moore's bodyguards.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/09/04
E! Online

Cute, sweet and totally harmless.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/09/04
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

Chasing Liberty is fine (if empty) fun, and much credit for that should go to feisty Moore.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/09/04
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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It's pure formula, but it would take a true sourpuss to sneer at it.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
01/08/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

It’s nothing that countless romances haven’t done before, but then the target audience... isn’t likely to have seen... Roman Holiday or It Happened One Night.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/09/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The movie's most disarming aspect is its old-fashioned regard for Europe as a charming, fun, cosmopolitan, friendly place.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
01/09/04
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

Teen-targeted romantic comedy about President's daughter Mandy Moore pursuing her liberties is surprisingly sweet and civil.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
01/08/04
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

This brand of romantic comedy mostly depends on the appeal of its stars, and Mandy Moore is an uncommonly gifted young talent.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
01/12/04
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

Unlikely to win many creativity awards, but it's cute, it's entertaining.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
01/08/04
JoBlo
JoBlo
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I know I'm supposed to intensely dislike this latest Mandy Moore offering. The problem is that I don't dislike it -- intensely or otherwise.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
01/14/04
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Rather than off-putting or cloying, its youthful exuberance is positively contagious.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/09/04
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

It confronts the universal adolescent plea for freedom from parental supervision, taken from the sly angle of a rich kid’s rejection of material privilege

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
01/13/04
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

[A] happy trip.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
01/09/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

Chasing Liberty will probably win over as many fuddy-duddy fathers as fillies with its mixture of sweetness tempered with genial cynicism.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/09/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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It's all quite engaging.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
01/09/04
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Bastou um pouco de ambição para que este simpático representante do gênero 'água-com-açúcar' deixasse o similar (e ruim) A Filha do Presidente a anos-luz de distância.

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03/07/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Familiarity doesn't always breed contempt. In the case of Chasing Liberty, it breeds affection.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
01/08/04
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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A likable, light-as-air road comedy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
01/08/04
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune

Like the recent Freaky Friday, pic also manages to maintain an appealingly even-keel temperament, sympathizing with the frustrations of both parents and children.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/08/04
Scott Foundas
Scott Foundas
Variety

Call me a sap if you want to, but I enjoyed Chasing Liberty.

Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | comment Comment
01/08/04
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
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