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Finding Amanda (2008) is a English movie. Peter Tolan has directed this movie. Matthew Broderick,Brittany Snow,Maura Tierney,Peter Facinelli are the starring of this movie. It was released in 2008. Finding Amanda (2008) is considered one of the best Comedy,Drama movie in India and around the world.
Taylor Mendon is a Hollywood scriptwriter on a minor rebound from drugs and booze. He's writing for a mirthless sit-com and betting on the horses behind his wife's back when her sister calls needing help: Taylor's 20-year-old niece Amanda has become a hooker in Las Vegas. He promises to find her, bring her back, and pay for her stay at an expensive rehab center. Once in Nevada, Taylor starts gambling in earnest using money loaned him by the casino. He also finds Amanda, a cheerful prostitute, uninterested in reform. Can Taylor win back his borrowings, keep his wife from discovering his habit, and help Amanda find redemption? Or is life different from a sit-com?
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Finding Amanda (2008) Reviews
Really Nice Movie
A really nice movie. Clever, a lot of very very funny lines, and uniformly strong performances. Better than so much of what is in theaters, I can't figure out why this didn't open on the big screen...oh yeah, it's for grown ups. Matthew Broderick manages to make his wealthy spoiled writer/producer sympathetic, mostly because his lines are so sharp, the character hasn't lost the ability to see the B.S., even as he peddles it. And the girl is a great new version of Reese Witherspoon, but 20 percent less cloying. I love that she's not super sexy: the movie is soaked in sex but not about sex...it treats it in such a matter of fact, American-as-apple-pie kind of way. If you watch this, you'll laugh. I keep calling up scenes and entertaining myself a day later. Congrats to the writer/director... and thanks.
Never Trust a Gambler, even me.
Though not his best work, (see: Election, and of course the classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off) Matthew Broderick still shined in "Finding Amanda" as a degenerate, somewhat-recovering gambler/drug user/drinker. His counterpart, Brittany Snow sometime eerily looking like his former counterpart Reese Witherspoon from Election also did a fairly good job as his prostitute niece. Though not as funny as I thought it would be, Broderick certainly delivers some pretty snappy lines (such as the kitchen knife) and truly shows what goes on for someone truly addicted and trying their best to convince their loved ones they don't have a problem, everything's under control. This is coming from someone who lives near Broderick's character in his lifestyle minus the drugs and gambling other than horse races, that is so, though biased, it is more clear to see that stories, lives, end up the same way as this (more tragedy than) comedy does. It's not a family movie, though they don't just tell you about the prostitute's life, they show you. Absolute recommendation, but a solid four out of five (this scale is doubled, so I selected 8/10) stars as some of the predictable scenes you can see coming from the Mandalay Bay to the Stratosphere. (Side note: I read some reviews as this is the worst of 2008. Though they still might not like this film, I challenge those individuals to see: The Happening, 88 Minutes, Indiana Jones 4, Deal, Funny Games, Jumper, Speed Racer, I could go on )
Why can't all Hollywood movies be like this one ?
Let me start by saying that this is an excellent film in almost every respect - clever dialogs which underlie a mature understanding of the psycho-dynamics of the characters, brilliant directing and overall very good acting. The main theme of the movie is denial - all characters lie to each other and especially to themselves about almost every respect of their lives. This is a fresh breath of air relatively to all those formula Hollywood movies where all characters only act according to some ridiculous higher ideology. I feel that for the first time in a long while I am actually watching the story of real people. Although the story in the movie comes to a solution, this is by no means a corny Hollywood like solution but actually is able to reveal some new insight into the story - which is always the sign of a great work of art. I am quite sure this movie deserves a larger audience than it got, I am certainly going to follow the next works of the creators of this film. Great job everyone.
Cannot label it.
"Finding Amanda" is what I would call "an uncomfortable watch" only because I couldn't easily found a genre where it could fit. I mean, it's not a comedy but it isn't strictly a drama feature. Sure, the plot will make you think it's drama because of the prostitution and "gambling" situations but it goes further than that. I watched this at midnight before presenting a very difficult exam and it kind of depressed me. I'm glad I came with a good grade! The relationship between Brittany Snow and Matthew Broderick is the reason to make the movie watchable. The acting is very good. I didn't know Brittany Snow was that talented and she demonstrates it by delivering a solid performance. Plus the fact that she's sexy and candy for the eye makes it easier. Matthew Broderick demonstrates he's a versatile actor. The resolution is kind of gut wrenching because of the tragic plot but still it's a movie to watch only on t.v. Otherwise, don't look for it.
Entering Las Vegas?
This film was like Leaving Las Vegas on reverse. It is all about people trapped in lives they can't escape from, regardless of their efforts. Matthew Broderick gives a very good performance, while all the other actors support him beautifully. It is not a great movie, but it certainly deserves a higher IMDb grade. I believe that the low rating comes from the fact that it didn't end with a happy ending as most people would expect. Bottom line: A movie about the failing of the human heart, a bit funny, without it being a comedy, mostly a drama, but coated in tear-proof material. It is a film for adults, regardless of their age. Watch it, it might surprise you.