I appreciate a good movie, but sometimes, I just don't feel like watching a serious, thought-provoking movie. Sometimes, I want to relax and watch a movie that won't make me think. Chasing Liberty is definitely in that category, except instead of being relaxing fluff, it was maddening.
Mandy Moore plays Anna, the President's 18-year-old daughter who just wants some freedom. She bitches to her father about the Secret Service ruining her social life, and begs him to let her attend a concert in Prague with only two Secret Service agents babysitting her. When she realizes that the concert is crawling with undercover agents, contrary to her father's promise, she decides to rebel and run away on her own.
She hitches a ride with a stranger on a motorcycle, Ben, who turns out to be yet another Secret Service agent. Mr. President orders the young male agent to watch Anna but not reveal his identity, so that she will think she's free. Fortunately, Anna is so full of herself that she thinks Ben follows her around just because he likes her, so she doesn't get suspicious. And what do you know? They fall in love.
The mostly predictable plot is standard for a teen movie, but the real problem with Chasing Liberty is that Anna is completely unlikable -- she comes off as a spoiled, selfish, irresponsible brat, and I just kept wanting to smack her. It's difficult to believe that Ben would fall in love with such an annoying little snot. (2/10)
Mandy Moore plays Anna, the President's 18-year-old daughter who just wants some freedom. She bitches to her father about the Secret Service ruining her social life, and begs him to let her attend a concert in Prague with only two Secret Service agents babysitting her. When she realizes that the concert is crawling with undercover agents, contrary to her father's promise, she decides to rebel and run away on her own.
She hitches a ride with a stranger on a motorcycle, Ben, who turns out to be yet another Secret Service agent. Mr. President orders the young male agent to watch Anna but not reveal his identity, so that she will think she's free. Fortunately, Anna is so full of herself that she thinks Ben follows her around just because he likes her, so she doesn't get suspicious. And what do you know? They fall in love.
The mostly predictable plot is standard for a teen movie, but the real problem with Chasing Liberty is that Anna is completely unlikable -- she comes off as a spoiled, selfish, irresponsible brat, and I just kept wanting to smack her. It's difficult to believe that Ben would fall in love with such an annoying little snot. (2/10)