Finding Amanda

2008
R
1 Std. 36 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,5/10

3493

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow in Finding Amanda (2008)

This is the theatrical trailer for Finding Amanda, directed by Peter Tolan.

trailer wiedergeben2:33

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Comedy Drama

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,5/10

3493

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 3 Nominierungen insgesamt

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Trailer 2:33

Finding Amanda: Theatrical Trailer

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Wissenswertes
The character of Amanda is Taylor's niece.

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Taylor Mendon: You and me - we live to make bad choices. We need a person in our lives who, who looks at us when we fuck up and remembers who we were, who we could be. If you don't have someone like that, all you have is you. Sooner or later, left to your own brilliant damaged devices, you'll just go spinning off the goddamn planet. You lose that person, you're done.

Verbindungen
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Get Smart/Kit Kittredge: An American Girl/The Love Guru/WALL-E/Mongol (2008)

Soundtracks
Strollin' with My Baby
Composed by Gaye Tolan Hatfield
Performed by The Brad Hatfield Trio with Billy Novick

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Great character development

This film is about a troubled middle aged man with addiction problems trying to rescue his niece from prostitution in Las Vegas.

Taylor is hopelessly addicted to gambling, hoping one day he will win it big. Amanda earns money by prostitution in Las Vegas, and is successful as she manages to make money to buy a house and a car at the tender age of 20. It is obvious that Taylor and Amanda are characters with things in common. They live in their own fantasy world, thinking that someday it will magically transform into utopia.

Given the subject matter, I find it surprising that "Finding Amanda" is marketed as a comedy. There are funny moments, but it is more a emotional drama about the two waking up from their dreamland. Taylor's addiction is convincingly portrayed by the adorable Matthew Broderick. Amanda is also a likable character, but she is far too happy and fluffy to be a person with a turbulent background. Greg, on the other hand, is convincingly despicable and disgusting.

"Finding Amanda" is slow at times, but it gives viewers ample time to digest what goes on with the characters. It provokes people to look into their lives, and maybe we can find a part of us that is hypocritical like Taylor is. This film is for people who like serious and emotional films, and it will not appeal to romantic comedy fans.