Synopsis
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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Cast
- Matthew BroderickTaylor Peters
- Brittany SnowAmanda
- Maura TierneyLorraine Mendon
- Peter FacinelliGreg
- Steve CooganMichael Henry
- Ed Begley Jr.Self
- Bill FagerbakkeLarry
- Patrick FischlerKevin - TV Executive
- Daniel RoebuckLink
- Lester SpeightBV
Recommendations
- 70
Village Voice
By keeping the tone light, the players human (Steve Coogan has a nice turn as a greasy casino host), and never, ever romanticizing the addict, Finding Amanda comes by its heartbreak honestly. - 67
The A.V. Club
It's amusing but facile, reasonably clever but hopelessly glib. - 63
USA Today
Broderick has the film's most clever lines, but Snow is quite funny and is convincing as an innocent lured by the promise of easy money. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
Broderick is splendid as the gambler. He knows, as many addicts do, that the addictive personality is very inward, however much acting out might take place. - 63
New York Post
Much of Finding Amanda doesn't stand up to close scrutiny, but at its best the still-boyish Broderick suggests his most famous character, Ferris Bueller, going through a midlife crisis. - 50
Variety
Although it avoids overt moralizing or clunky lesson-learning, pic's careful balancing act between tragedy and comedy eventually becomes its sole raison d'etre. - 50
Washington Post
A slight, modestly funny comedy. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
Finding Amanda is a minor movie for Broderick, but considering where it takes him, it's understandable why he took the role.
