Synopsis
Samantha MacKenzie, the daughter of the president of the United States, arrives at college with a group of Secret Service agents. Samantha, however, resents their presence and decides she wants to attend school just like a normal student. Her father agrees to recall the agents but secretly assigns James, an undercover agent, to pose as a student. They fall in love, but their romance is jeopardized when Samantha learns James' true identity.
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Cast
- Katie HolmesSamantha Mackenzie
- Marc BlucasJames Lansome
- AmerieMia Thompson
- Michael KeatonPresident Mackenzie
- Margaret ColinMelanie Mackenzie
- Lela RochonLiz Pappas
- Michael MilhoanAgent Bock
- Dwayne AdwayAgent Dylan
- Hollis HillAgent Colvin
- Ken MorenoAgent Mercer
Recommendations
- 50
Miami Herald
Just one more in the plague of weak Cinderella stories released in the past year. It's too sugary to be good for you, but in the end, its over-the-top sweetness won't kill you. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Is there a limit to this incessant princessitude? - 42
Entertainment Weekly
The role of a poised daddy's girl is a dull one for Holmes, who looks pained, in a nonspecific way, throughout her capers; the movie itself, with a screenplay by Jessica Bendinger and Kate Kondell, is a dull one for director Forest Whitaker. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Though First Daughter delivers a nice twist about midway through and Keaton lights up the screen every time he's on it, Holmes fails to deliver the kind of nuanced performance "Pieces of April" suggests she's capable of. - 40
Los Angeles Times
While First Daughter is nowhere near as airheaded or disingenuous as "Chasing Liberty," it's far more confused. - 38
Chicago Tribune
It's a glossy, well-mounted, slickly done but almost stuporously predictable affair, both formula-bound and utterly illogical. - 30
Variety
There are stiff politicians and there are stiff political movies, but the rigidity of the White House-based fairy tale that is First Daughter is in a category even pollsters may have a hard time assessing. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
A bland, formulaic picture where romance and comedy are noticeably absent. A more wooden and uninspired effort from talented people behind and in front of the camera is difficult to imagine.
