Will probably win over as many fuddy-duddy fathers as fillies with its mixture of sweetness tempered with genial cynicism.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Chasing Liberty is not daring or adventurous, but, considering its release date (early January), it's more palatable than one might anticipate.Read Full Review »
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea
Boasts exceedingly high levels of improbability and an embarrassment of continuity and character shortfalls, but still has a certain bubbleheaded charm.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kevin Thomas
The film means to be an unpretentious, engaging romantic comedy but stretches its charm awfully thin with a 110-minute running time.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
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 Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
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 Full Review »
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Salon.com: Charles Taylor
The kind of bland, perky comedy that neuters whoever is spun into its cotton-candy web.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
It's one TV-movie romp that Kristy McNichol never got around to starring in.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Laura Sinagra
Moore's lip-glossed petulance never catches fire with Goode's canned drollery.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
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 Full Review »