Review of Finding Amanda (2008) by Tiffany R — 26 Jun 2008

An entertaining dark comedy with an original script, Broderick delivers a good performance and overall enjoyable and unexpected film.

This review of Finding Amanda (2008) was written by Tiffany R on 26 Jun 2008.

Finding Amanda has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Kurt R (57) on 28 Jun 2013

I'm a little mixed on this... not funny - ha,ha.... and then it started seeming like an emotional type, feel good message…

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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 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 Daniel S (2,332) 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 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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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 James Havis (225) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 11 Oct 2016

Even the easygoing Broderick can't inject any lift or charm into the story…

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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 Sv G (510) on 12 Feb 2009

Matthew, he has a gamble problem and find out that his neice is doing prositute in las vegas…

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By Dijana D (35) on 05 Aug 2009

Nah, it didn't accomplish to get my attention from the start... somewhat interesting story but I think it could've been better…

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