Review of Finding Amanda (2008) by Phillip D — 03 Jul 2008

Pretty entertaining...lots of strange characters.

This review of Finding Amanda (2008) was written by Phillip D on 03 Jul 2008.

Finding Amanda has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sam G (469) on 28 Mar 2009

Fun film, Broderick does a nice job with some great smart-ass one liners. Check it out if you're a fan of him or indie flicks…

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By Michael A (1,637) on 01 Sep 2010

Broderick has done better he should be embarassed for starring in this piece of shit…

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By Nick M (1,532) on 20 Dec 2010

Decent black comedy about people with vices, how aware they are of them and how they deal with them in their everyday lives…

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By Raphael R (82) on 07 Oct 2010

Finding Amanda is an interesting film. A troubled man comes to try to help his niece who?s probably just as troubled as he is. It…

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By Ashton S (91) on 24 Feb 2009

Ah yeah, basically I'd say this is a waste of time. It's not edgy, it's not funny, the story is very simple and the actors don't have much appeal…

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By Choomtabi31 (197) on 08 Feb 2016

It was slow in the beginning, but I really enjoyed it. Brittany and Matthew bounce off eachother and it's really entertaining…

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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 Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 19 Nov 2009

Finding Amanda, unfortunately, is one vast, irritating surface…

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By John T (2,122) on 03 Feb 2009

I'm not quite sure what to make of it. a bit light and not really funny, but that's okay. [a day later:] I gave it some more thought. it sucked…

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By Fred R (81) on 17 Dec 2008

Very much like election but not quite as good. Steve Coogan is a good fresh new face…

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