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First Daughter finishes last

By Ryan Aubert

Collegian Correspondent

“First Daughter”

Directed By Forest Whitaker

Starring Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas

20th Century Fox

Rated PG

105 minutes

Grade: D +

It seems like only yesterday that “Chasing Liberty” arrived in the theaters to mixed applause. The film followed Mandy Moore as the president’s daughter who was hung up on finding her man by being a regular teenager. Of course, being a real teenager involves romping around Europe with all expenses paid and magically finding a British love interest.

Now nine months later, “First Daughter” follows in its predecessor’s footsteps as a sloppily put-together hodgepodge of mushy, unrealistic scenes that depend on the viewer having an IQ of a 9-year-old. The movie not only embraces every clich

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