Amanda

I pride myself on being open to new directors and film houses. This seemed interesting, so I gave it a shot. From the very first scene, one can feel that undefinable awkwardness of bad acting. The dialog from the first scene was unbelievable. Everyone spoke like they were high school kids. I really regret this movie. I think the worst sin this movie made was the message. I won't say what that message was but when you get the the end of this flick you will see exactly what I am talking about.

If the director ever reads these forums this is what I would like to say to him- you can't make EVERYONE be a stereotype or off the wall impossible character or it won't work. Not everyone has to be (or can be) stifler.

I am a big, and I mean big, independent film fan. I travel to festivals JUST to check out all the stuff that ends up under the radar. I've seen a lot of movies and I saw this one at the Louisville International Film Festival. It easily ranks an 8 on my list.

Very professionally produced, although at least two of the eight main actors were not performing on all cylinders. That's bound to happen. Regardless, there is some very funny and original writing here. And I knew there was going to be a twist at the end, but I didn't figure on THIS twist.

I liked it. Go see rent/buy this movie. It's an easy addition to your DVD collection.

Ariana Dubynin is a real dish. Not only is she gorgeous but she is extremely talented,,see her resume. You can not tell she is Russian by her accent, her English is perfect. This is one of the best romance movies i have ever seen and the ending is really wonderful. I have watched this movie eight times and can not get enough of Ariana, though i have heard that there are thousands of lonely gorgeous women in the CIS countries. so i am not surprised she is gorgeous. Why have we not heard of her before? Where has she been hiding? She is going to be as famous as Julia Roberts and i hope to see her in another romance movie soon. Adrenalin Motion Pictures have a potential super star in Arana. I think the production is great.

Is it normal for many to equate everything that films that do not have big budgets to be lesser of quality than the blockbusters? It is saddening because even with all the hypes, not all big budgets films are good. Take Iron Man for example; with the brouhaha and gimmicks, the film failed to achieve its expectations.

I personally liked this film. But if it is not for the silly ending, I'd have recommended it to my friends.

The underlying concept of loving unconditionally is portrayed here, which most of us take for granted. We love somebody because the person fits our requirements, but what if it were not the case? All in all, a good watch for me.

NEWS UPDATE: "Amanda" is now available on ALL THE ON DEMAND CABLE SYSTEMS in addition to NETFLIX and iTunes. Search "All Movies" and locate her in the mix. Thanks.

Hey anyone who is actually out there busting their butt to get their indie movie's funded, shot and distributed deserves, at the very least, a nice thumbs up and maybe a wink and a nod.

To all the other independent movie-makers out there, this one at least says "it can be done!" Local acting talent is often an issue, although most of the talent in "Amanda" should be applauded for their work. The quality of this indie film is really quite good and the cinematographer here has worked on several very good movies. Believe me, there are thousands of titles on the wall at your local video rental store that are total time wasters.

This one, I'm happy to say, is not one of those.