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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleJust 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.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIs there a limit to this incessant princessitude?
- 42Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe 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.
- 42Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerThough 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.
- While First Daughter is nowhere near as airheaded or disingenuous as "Chasing Liberty," it's far more confused.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's a glossy, well-mounted, slickly done but almost stuporously predictable affair, both formula-bound and utterly illogical.
- 30VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerThere 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.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA 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.
- 30Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanOne hackneyed, inauthentic, predictable scene after another.
- 20The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisPlays more like a nightmare than a dream, and an exceedingly unnerving one at that. Sam isn't just a prisoner of her parents' ambitions; like nearly everyone else in this film, she's a zombie, sleepwalking through life while Rome burns.