What a strange movie!
Added 5/12/2009
Let me preface this, my husband bought this from a bargain bin so we paid next to nothing for it. With that said, it's an interesting movie. It's a dry comedy with a sad story. Broderick's character is addicted to alcohol and gambling. He decides to go to Vegas to find his niece who is a hooker and supposedly on drugs. It's a depressing story about poor decisions from both characters. There are scenes that made my husband and I uncomfortable but others we laughed at. It's not a movie I'd loan to most of my friends but it was an interesting movie to watch. I'd say rent it before buying it unless you can find it in a bargain bin.
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atrocious, had to turn it off
Added 12/24/2008
Starts innocuous enough, but once they get to Vegas it's one degenerative situation after another. Nothing funny that I saw. Furthermore, cheesiest depiction of Vegas ever, they didn't even bother to shoot on location, but created tacky sets. Nothing redeeming, shame on Matthew.
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Great movie, but I didn't like the frank dialogue
Added 12/17/2008
I would actually give the movie 3.5 stars because of the graphic dialogue and the language in the movie. Other than the major R content (this is definitely not a children's or a family movie so I highly discourage anyone under age 17 watch this), I actually enjoyed the film's story line and the acting by Brittany Snow (Amanda), Matthew Broderick, and Maura Tierney.
This movie delves into the lives of the uncle (Broderick) who is a TV producer and his niece (Amanda) who is a prostitue for a living who does it solely for the money. She lives a very nice life in a big house with her boyfriend from the money she makes from her "customers". It is hard to imagine someone so good looking as a prostitue, but sadly there are many people out there who are into this kind of lifestyle just for the money and nothing else. The movie touches an important issue which is overcoming your addictions and searchng to find out what your life really means. The audience is left hanging in the end to whether Amanda really gives up her previous prostitution lifestyle, but at least she learns some important lessons from her uncle who goes through a hell of a lot of bad stuff in the movie (such as getting beat up by a group of thugs who accuse him of abusing Amanda).
This is a must see movie, but only for mature audiences.
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Broderick's Gift of Comedy
Added 10/28/2008
Matthew Broderick has the rare gift of comedy.
He has the innate timing that allows him to deliver a funny line in the most tense situation, and still get his laugh.
That's what he does regularly in FINDING AMANDA, a terrific dark comedy from writer-director Peter Tolan, now available on DVD from Magnolia Home Entertainment.
Broderick plays a once-successful television comedy writer on a downward spiral. He's a recovering alcoholic, addicted to gambling and he's about to be fired from the terrible sitcom he's writing.
In a desperate attempt to save his marriage (to Maura Tierney), he heads for Las Vegas, promising to bring home his runaway niece (Brittany Snow), who has become a hooker. But, sending Broderick to Vegas is like putting a person with an eating disorder in a candy store. By film's end, we're not sure which character needs saving the most.
Broderick and Tolan supply DVD audio commentary.
© Michael B. Druxman
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What an ugly little movie!
Added 10/17/2008
It appears that the only reason for this movie is to emphasize bad language, bad situations, and bad people. Everyone is a loser and very little changes throughout the movie, except for the obvious . . Matthew Boderick always seems to play the guy who gets redeemed. What an ugly little movie.
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