First Daughter Movie Review 2004

Ever hear of a flick called "Chasing Liberty" about a president's daughter who wants to escape from her duties and just have a little fun? Well, let's just play follow the government leader. Samantha Mackenzie (Holmes) chafes under the restrictions of being presidential dad's (Keaton) proper only offspring. So she heads to college in California where she tries to ditch her security detail to party with diva roommate Mia (Amerie), getting into some mild hijinks that cause mom Melanie (Colin) to lay down the law (it's an election year), even as Sam gets flirty with faculty adviser James (Blucas). Everyone seems to be sleepwalking (even director Whitaker) as if it's too much effort to pump some hot air into this snoozefest.

Distribution

Fox Home Entertainment, PO Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213, Phone: (310)369-3900, Toll-free: 888-223-4FOX, Fax: (310)369-5811, URL: http://www.foxmovies.com/index1.html, Remarks: Also known as Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 104 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Politics, Teen Comedy, Teen Romance, Campus Capers, Secret Service

Screenplay

Jessica Bendinger, Kate Kondell

Cast

Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Margaret Colin, Michael Keaton, Amerie, Lela Rochon Fuqua

Cinematography

Toyomichi Kurita

Director

Forest Whitaker

Music

Michael Kamen, Blake Neely, Damon Elliot

Other

Forest Whitaker, Tim Chau, Robert Janiger, Nils C. Jensen, Liza Richardson, Richard Chew, Keith Neely, Francine Jamison-Tanchuck, Alexander Hammond

Producer

John Davis, Mike Karz, Wyck Godfrey, New Regency Pictures, Davis Entertainment Company, Spirit Dance Entertainment, 20th Century-Fox