Review of Finding Amanda (2008) by Charles S — 01 Mar 2009

Funny in some parts, warm in other parts... but never quite the sum of its parts.

This review of Finding Amanda (2008) was written by Charles S on 01 Mar 2009.

Finding Amanda has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Deb S (742) on 21 Nov 2010

A somewhat-recovering drug user/drinker/ gambling addict Taylor (Matthew Broderick) hoping to redeem himself in the eyes of his fed-up wife…

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By Jenny L (266) on 17 Dec 2008

Matthew Broderick was good in this movie…

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By Tony R (316) on 28 May 2010

CAST: Matthew Broderick, Maura Tierney, Brittany Snow, Peter Facinelli SUMMARY: A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling…

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By Tea R (370) on 11 Aug 2009

Jedva sam ga uspila pratit, nije me uopce zainteresirao I jedva sam docekala kraj…

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By Yinali R (84) on 08 Apr 2010

Bad story, acting, the only good thing about the movie was brittany snows performance, I thought she was great in it, still skip it though, just weird…

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By Ronnie Scheib (420) for Variety (12,700) on 06 Jul 2014

Although it avoids overt moralizing or clunky lesson-learning, pic's careful balancing act between tragedy and comedy eventually becomes its…

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By Richard R (553) on 24 Mar 2009

Although a very wordy movie, it was interesting with goos performances by both Matthew Broderick and Brittany snow…

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By Mel : (166) on 11 Aug 2009

Jedva sam ga uspila pratit, nije me uopce zainteresirao I jedva sam docekala kraj…

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By Alexander K (365) on 07 Jan 2009

A surprisingly engaging little movie about bad choices and redemption as filtered through clear-headed, anti-sap black comedy…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 26 May 2010

Offers a steady supply of clever lines but suffers from the patina of self-loathing common to industry lifers and the unfortunate miscasting…

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