So much average

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I have watched this movie, i don't know how many times, but each time i felt that watching it first time. The pair of Matthew and mandy for this movie is perfect, both have played their part very well. The music, especially base songs are great, soon i will watch this movie again.

If you had asked me 8 years ago I would have rated this movie as average. But now, with a world full of films falling under a rom-com banner and filled with so-so performances.. This one is underrated. It would definitely rate closer to 8 in todays light. Looking back,the performances are quirky and bright. There are some enjoyable subplots with the second set of agents and the travelling Brit.The actors for the most part have moved onto much bigger roles. The scenes in Europe were accurate. None of blatant clichés that plague post card movies. Of course there is some un-believability and type- casting..but to great effect. The sound track is one of the better ones around, and the vistas were well captured on film. What have you got to lose? Go enjoy it

Charming romantic comedy which definitely shows the pitfalls when you're the daughter of the President of the United States. Besides constantly being under scrutiny, you always have to deal with the secret service.In this story, the first daughter is 18 and after her date is literally ruined by the secret service, she demands independence. Her father's idea is to have a secret service agent as her love interest and true to form, the story shows how they fall in love. She doesn't know who he is.The story is one how they go off together, but he hesitates in making love to her because of his position.With the scenes of Austria, I thought I'd hear Edelweiss and the hills are alive with the sound of music, especially when they are walking along the countryside.The picture, a good one, doesn't have terrorists lurking in the background. In fact, any trouble comes from our own Americans near the end of the cute film.

Like many other 18-year-old well-built beauties, Mandy Moore (as Anna Foster) wants to get drunk and have sex (after meeting the right guy, of course). Trouble is, she's the President of the United States' daughter. Codenamed "Liberty", Ms. Moore can't catch any privacy with US Secret Service agents protecting her tail. When Moore steps up her efforts to escape from the omnipresent agents, poppa President Mark Harmon decides to covertly keep an eye on his wayward daughter by assigning good-looking young agent Matthew Goode (as Ben Calder) to pretend he's Moore's understanding companion."Chasing Liberty" may have been a reaction to "partying" sisters Barbara and Jenna Bush, daughters of then US President George W. Bush. They are recalled as such, but the attractive "girls" were not teenagers; they were young women during their father's tenure. A Bill Clinton "sex joke" clearly indicates the Bush era is represented. The film itself is recognizable as a tired old plot, enlivened mainly by the attractive locations and Moore. Mr. Goode makes a fine partner for her. A smart father wouldn't hire tall, dark, and handsome Goode, with his sexy accent, to guard Mandy Moore, without considering the inevitable.***** Chasing Liberty (1/7/04) Andy Cadiff ~ Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, Annabella Sciorra