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.

First off.. I gave this film a "6".. because.. it actually from the TRAILER you'd suspect.. takes the idea of the rom-com and marks some new.. and I was actually think.. this would be a FIRST..Unlike say "The Crying Game" which the big twist is that she was a He.. was it seemed to be what if a straight guy found out the hot chick he was dating.. was also, once, a he. So.. there'd be a BIT more weight than the traditional fluff of the rom-com. And we get that.. for a little bit.. until the last 15 minutes of the movie just COMPLETELY cops out and turns the entire film that was into just so much more fluff.Now.. I'm STRAIGHT.. so I don't care about the big twist.. but it just seemed like the twist for the sake of the twist, and to pad the running time a few minutes longer. What could have been something of a film more on the level akin to Kevin Smith's "Chasing Amy".. turns into a movie Sandra Bullock threw to the bottom of the pile (not that you could blame her really).Now.. the performances were, sadly, very strictly amateur theater steakhouse.. what MIGHT have saved the movie from a dollar rental (or more likely a SHAMED 3 AM viewing on some cool hipster wanna be touting this as "independent" film)... It's just not. What NERVE and courage the film mustered up in the first bit is completely deflated by the end.The writing is kind of weak.. and I can forgive that all.. if you have something to say.. in fact, I could have forgiven this film if it had STUCK to its guns.. but at the end of the day, it wasn't that movie.. it was just some fluffy rom-com masquerading as something important.. using issues that.. I think may be even more prevalent in society as medical technology develops.. this actually seemed a GOOD time to throw in stories about acceptance.. and love.. (but like I said.. the last bit of the movie just takes a giant SPIT all over it).It's really unfortunate too.. Like I said.. I'd give the movie a rent in the dollar rental section, and recommend it.. but the point when they FINALLY reconcile? just TURN IT OFF.. imagine THAT as the ending.. and it would have been a fine enough movie. But.. keep watching and you will definitely understand my point of view on the film.