SUBMITTED BY Timbo

January 7, 2004 — Who do you pick to win? "Chasing Liberty" or "First Daughter"? Inspired by the fun-loving Bush twins, Hollywood has two movies dealing with the subject.

In the Battle of the First Daughter Movies, "Chasing Liberty" has the unquestionable advantage of coming out first (after a scuffle over who "had dibs" on January 9, Fox delayed the release of "First Daughter" indefinitely), not to mention Mandy Moore's fan base in its back pocket -- but "First Daughter" lead Katie Holmes is considered the better actress. "First Daughter" also features a more believable President in the person of Michael Keaton (vs. "Liberty's" Mark Harmon), and a name actor as the suitor (Mark Blucas, late of "Buffy"), and it's directed by Forest Whitaker. "Chasing Liberty"  isn't, and the plot is a little too close to that of "Roman Holiday" for comfort, but "Chasing Liberty" does have cult fave Jeremy Piven in a supporting role, which usually bodes well.

By virtue of the release-date pole position, and the demonstrated spending preferences of pre-pubescent girls, it looks like "Chasing Liberty" already has this fight won, unless "First Daughter" is the "Clueless" of 2004 -- or "Chasing Liberty" is the "Glitter." But until both movies have premiered, it's tough to call. Not as tough as if each one starred a different Olsen twin, but still tough.

Read the rest, including a comparison of the many similar match-ups in Hollywood history, at the link below.