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Chasing Liberty
2004
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Chasing Liberty
Positive Reviews
12
Negative reviews
14
Average Rating
2.5
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1.5
But Moore can only feast for so long on vanilla wafers like Chasing Liberty, which spoils a reliable old premise by stranding its willing cast in pred ..
Av Club
3.0
How wet is this meltable young adult light romance, which stars Mandy Moore as the cutest fictional daughter of a sitting U.S. president were likely t ..
EW
2.5
Chasing Liberty is surprisingly good in areas where it doesnt need to be good at all, and pretty awful in areas where it has to succeed.
Rogerebert
2.0
Pop princess Mandy Moore plays the Presidents runaway 18 year old daughter in this formula romantic comedy designed for middle school girls and not of ..
Common Sense Media
2.5
That Moores latest film once again doesnt live up to her performance, however, isafter A Walk to Remember and How to Deala predictable disappointment.
1.5
At this point, Chasing Liberty turns into an all too plausible horror film.Make it stop!
2.0
Their travelogue ready romance is utterly doofy but not disagreeable, and this sort of wish fulfillment fantasy will strike the right chord with Moore ..
3.8
Everything is injected with a sense of exuberance and unfolding life.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
As a homage to Roman Holiday it fails completely, with even the normally charming Moore completely failing to hold the attention.
3.0
The film also ran way too long for a generic entry of its sort, closing in on the 2 hour mark.It started to feel like it too, near the end.
JoBlo
2.5
It would if youd seen ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953), but if youve seen ROMAN HOLIDAY youre not the target audience for this slight, light romp,..read more
Tv Guide
2.5
But dont expect any political humor, except for one very lame Clinton joke.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Laura Clifford Robin Clifford Anna Foster (Mandy Moore, How to Deal) has spent the last six years of her life growing up under a microscope as the onl ..
2.5
Chasing Liberty is just the sort of instantly forgettable romantic comedy that all up and coming actresses seem required to tackle at the beginning of ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
It is the only source of actual humor in the film, really.The whole things inexcusably long, especially given how bland and ineffectual it generally i ..
Eric Ds Nider
2.5
But even they may decide the project cares more about quick profits than real entertainment value, since the signs are hard to miss.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Once in Prague, the picture betrays its reel roots: Roman Holiday (if only).
Film Journal International ..
2.5
But on another, more important level, it doesnt, and thats as a more adult film vehicle for its star, pop singer turned actress Mandy Moore.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
Cadiff keeps the film moving with wit and style and a fine eye for location shooting.
Mountain X
2.0
Chasing Liberty is strictly vanilla flavoured, status quo entertainment.
Toronto Star
1.5
What could have been a fun movie falls victim to Mandy Moores unfortunate miscasting.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
It will be interesting to see what Moore is capable of sans bodyguards and free from the strictures of Hollywoods most watered down if enduring formul ..
Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
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Salon
2.0
Its not a good thing if you can anticipate the jokes, and the jokes and the scenes still go on several beats too long.
The New York Times
1.3
Kal Ho Naa Ho may be shameless in its heart on sleeve sentimentality, but I am not ashamed to admit that it left me crying along with the rest of the ..
Mr Brown Movies
1.9
As a love story, it is a strictly cookie cutter affair, seemingly cobbled together on an assembly line of genre cliches.
The Movie Boy
2.5
The screenplay by Derek Guiley and David Schneiderman doesnt much hold up the comedy end of the bargain (only some clearly ad libbed lines by Piven ge ..
Las Vegas Weekly
1.9
Holiday is filled with wonderful subtleties and great performances and Libertywell isnt.
Hollywood
3.0
The movies a little thin for the two hour running time, but likable enough for its schoolgirl audience and painless enough for the adults doomed to be ..
Seattle Pi
4.5
Co stars Moore and Goode are extraordinarily attractive, have good onscreen chemistry, and are good actors, to boot.Reminiscent of It Happened One Nig ..
Tony Medley
3.1
But lets set aside the pictures wholesale detachment from reality since the plot depends on it.
Spliced Wire
3.8
Its far from perfect, but the cute and charming cast cover up just enough of the unoriginal plot points and cheesy dialogue to keep it entertaining.
Three Movie Buffs
2.5
It was made strictly for a demographic in mind with very little focus put on artistic originality and creativity.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
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Freep
3.0
It doesnt, slogging off instead on its predictable and idiotic path.
Film Blather
1.3
The attempts at humor make a viewer long for the comedy and romance of Freddy vs. Jason.
Nitrate Online
3.4
Her everygirl appeal powers the endeavor, allowing it to appeal without much in the way of profanity or gross out humor.
Movie Martyr
3.1
That Liberty doesnt fully exploit its comic potential is hardly surprising.
Wash Times
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