First Daughter
My first entry for my 400+ DVDs project. It's not in alphabetical order, but I'm thinking I might skew from that rule occasionally. And I'm stealing pictures from IMDb and linking to the movie's page.
First Daughter (2004)
Summary: Katie Holmes (pre-Tom Cruise) plays the president's daughter going off to college. She just wants to be a normal girl and have normal (PG-rated) college experiences. She butts heads with her I want to be the center of attention roommate. She falls for the cute RA on her floor who (surprise!) ends up being one of her secret service agents. The plot is very similar to "Chasing Liberty" with Mandy Moore - which also came out in 2004. Katie Holmes' character is naive, but less annoying than Mandy Moore's character. The script is marginally better written. I liked "Chasing Liberty" as well, but I think I like "First Daughter" more.
Positive: Katie Holmes (pre-Tom Cruise) is a sweetheart. Michael Keaton makes a cool president and he's a great dad. I wish I had that kind of relationship with my dad. Cute RA/Secret Service Agent is very cute. Katie Holmes & Secret Service Agent have pretty great chemistry and a pretty normal, healthy relationship (if you forget about that whole "lying about who I really am" part). It's got some really cute parts and it made me smile quite a few times.
Negative: (1)The I want to be the center of attention roommate is ANNOYING. Super-annoying. (2)Several times (at least four), the filmmakers think they're being cool by doing these weird transition shots. They zoom up on the person's face, then zoom out and (even though the background is the same), the scene has changed. (3)The president, tabloids, and the country are SHOCKED! at some of the college experiences she has, even though they really aren't that shocking (water slide on campus? come on!).
Keep or Toss: Keep. I don't and won't watch it very often, but it's a cute, uber-cheesy and clean romantic comedy that can cheer you up.
Rating: Eh, probably 3 out of 5 stars. Not the best movie ever made. Not very well-written or well-acted. But it's still a cute and cheesy movie.
First Daughter (2004)
Summary: Katie Holmes (pre-Tom Cruise) plays the president's daughter going off to college. She just wants to be a normal girl and have normal (PG-rated) college experiences. She butts heads with her I want to be the center of attention roommate. She falls for the cute RA on her floor who (surprise!) ends up being one of her secret service agents. The plot is very similar to "Chasing Liberty" with Mandy Moore - which also came out in 2004. Katie Holmes' character is naive, but less annoying than Mandy Moore's character. The script is marginally better written. I liked "Chasing Liberty" as well, but I think I like "First Daughter" more.
Positive: Katie Holmes (pre-Tom Cruise) is a sweetheart. Michael Keaton makes a cool president and he's a great dad. I wish I had that kind of relationship with my dad. Cute RA/Secret Service Agent is very cute. Katie Holmes & Secret Service Agent have pretty great chemistry and a pretty normal, healthy relationship (if you forget about that whole "lying about who I really am" part). It's got some really cute parts and it made me smile quite a few times.
Negative: (1)The I want to be the center of attention roommate is ANNOYING. Super-annoying. (2)Several times (at least four), the filmmakers think they're being cool by doing these weird transition shots. They zoom up on the person's face, then zoom out and (even though the background is the same), the scene has changed. (3)The president, tabloids, and the country are SHOCKED! at some of the college experiences she has, even though they really aren't that shocking (water slide on campus? come on!).
Keep or Toss: Keep. I don't and won't watch it very often, but it's a cute, uber-cheesy and clean romantic comedy that can cheer you up.
Rating: Eh, probably 3 out of 5 stars. Not the best movie ever made. Not very well-written or well-acted. But it's still a cute and cheesy movie.