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Chasing Liberty
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode,
Jeremy Piven, Annabella Sciorra, Mark Harmon |
| MPAA Rated: |
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| Released By: |
Warner Bros. |
| Web Site: |
www.chasingliberty.com |
| Kiddie Movie: |
It's mostly middle
to late teen content. |
| Date Movie: |
It's a dudette
flick, but he might like watching Mandy. |
| Gratuitous Sex: |
Mandy gets naked,
but we don't see it. |
| Gratuitous
Violence: |
Nah. |
| Action: |
There's some chase
scenes. |
| Laughs: |
Quite a few,
actually. |
| Memorable
Scene: |
When our heroes
are in Venice it's pretty fun. |
| Memorable
Quote: |
Nothing stands
out. |
| Directed By: |
Andy Cadiff |
| Produced By: |
Broderick Johnson,
Andrew A. Kosove, David Parfitt |
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Chasing Liberty
A Movie Review |
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Maybe I’m just older and not hip with the times, and
granted she’s of age, but when, if ever, would a daughter complain to
her father than no one’s ever going to be able to get to third base
with her? As a movie geared for the teen crowd, that scene in "Chasing
Liberty" I just found a little odd. The rest of the movie, although
farfetched, did have its cute moments and is what it is. Let’s go…
Mandy Moore plays Anna Foster. Like many late teen girls, she’s
searching for her individuality. There’s only one problem: She’s the
President of the United States’ daughter. Out on a date for her is not
a simple task as a huge contingent of Secret Service personnel follows
her wherever she goes. This comes to a head in the films opening
scene, resulting in her confronting her father (played very well by
Mark Harmon) about her lack of sex life. She’s pissed, her dad
understands, and they agree that when they visit Prague, only two
Secret Service people will be assigned to her when she goes to an
opera with the daughter of the French Ambassador’s daughter, Gabrielle
(Beatrice Rosen). When the opera turns out to be a rock concert, the
Pres sends out the army of agents to protect his little girl. She’s at
the club, spots the various agents, and Gabrielle hatches a plan so
she can get away. Running out of the club, she spots a dude on a motor
scooter, asks him to help her get away, and she’s off and running. The
dude, it turns out is Ben Calder (Matthew Goode), and he’s got a
secret.
Well, she doesn’t tell him who she really is, he doesn’t tell
her who he really is, and now their off traipsing the European
countryside and Anna wants to make her way to Berlin’s Love Festival,
or as her dad calls it, an orgy. Oh yea, dad is totally against her
going to the festival, and, oh yea, Anna and Ben fall in love, all the
while staying one step ahead of the two agents assigned to watch them,
Weiss (Jeremy Piven) and Morales (Annabella Sciorra).
So, "Chasing Liberty" is generic teen dudette fair, with a nice
love story and a hunky guy. It does touch on some more adult issues,
like who knew Anna was a virgin, and the issue of trying to find
yourself living under the way to watchful eyes of your parents. Mandy
Moore does a good job of taking you through the emotions of any older
teen being a little rebellious, falling in love, and having her heart
broken, and Matthew Goode does well in his predicament keeping his
secret from Anna yet still, obviously, falling in love.
For the teen girls, they’ll probably enjoy the movie, though then
demand a few concessions from their parents. Hey, if it’s good enough
for the President’s daughter, going to the Love Festival should be
good enough for them, too. Just remind your daughter that Anna is
eighteen years old. It’s 3 stars out of 5 for "Chasing Liberty."
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
