Chasing Liberty Critic Reviews
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What's immediately apparent -- and refreshing -- about Chasing Liberty is that it doesn't play cute with its premise.Read the full review
Inoffensive adolescent escapism laced with surprising amounts of genuine charm.Read the full review
Will probably win over as many fuddy-duddy fathers as fillies with its mixture of sweetness tempered with genial cynicism. Read the full review
Chasing Liberty is not daring or adventurous, but, considering its release date (early January), it's more palatable than one might anticipate. Read the full review
The film means to be an unpretentious, engaging romantic comedy but stretches its charm awfully thin with a 110-minute running time. Read the full review
Chases romance and comedy across Europe for nearly two hours without ever quite catching either. Essentially a teenage rendition of William Wyler's immortal "Roman Holiday."Read the full review
At least some Goode may come from Chasing Liberty: I hope we'll be seeing more of the handsome and unboyish young man with big star potential who looks ready to take on more, not Moore.Read the full review
Surprisingly good in areas where it doesn't need to be good at all, and pretty awful in areas where it has to succeed.Read the full review
It's an innocuous, occasionally cute movie made watchable by the appealing Mandy Moore and hunky Matthew Goode, a Brit who has a bit of Hugh Grant charm in an otherwise silly role.Read the full review
On record and in her movies, Moore is sold as wholesome and real, which sometimes translates as generic and blah, in spite of her genuine appeal and accessibility.Read the full review