Dopamine

Very good movie. It had its lulls but for the most part it is a story about pain in your life that shapes relationship views and that starting a relationship can be hard.... Full review

Rare independent film about the nature of love, is love and feelings all chemistry or are humans blessed with something special that no other animal has? Well produced and with an excellent cast this film is carries along softly and... Full review

Not your typical romantic comedy. It's thought provoking and full of wit instead of the same old, same old. Perfect for anyone looking for something different... a romnatic comedy that is well directed, well filmed, well written, and, most of... Full review

"Dopamine" So much factual truth that people take for granet and never really examine. I have learned so much about myself because of this movie. This movie was designed to be watched by me in so many ways!... Full review

I really enjoyed the unfolding of these characters, all of which have their own challenges.The interplay between the programmers is especially witty. Bruno Campos is very funny and Grundy plays a great straight man.Great visual portrayal of San Francisco.Sarah has... Full review

I highly recommend this film. Great acting, cinematography and script. Do not miss this at the theatre! We enjoyed a discussion with the director after the movie. He is a charming and insightful man.... Full review

Badly shot, this is the first thing that I recall, mostly underexposed and the DP obviously has no idea how to light - even though somewhat decently acted, ultimately diappointing in its lack of imagination on the filmmaker's part. Could have... Full review

I highly recommend this film. Great acting, cinematography and script. Do not miss this at the theatre! We enjoyed a discussion with the director after the movie. He is a charming and insightful man.... Full review

I really enjoyed Dopamine. The depth of the characters created by Mr. Decena and Mr. Breitbach strikes a cord with all viewers. I walked away from film wanting to know to how the lives of the characters are continuing. The shots... Full review

Badly shot, this is the first thing that I recall, mostly underexposed and the DP obviously has no idea how to light - even though somewhat decently acted, ultimately diappointing in its lack of imagination on the filmmaker's part. Could have... Full review

MD: Tim Breitbach, my creative partner and co-writer on Dopamine, and I have a first draft of a script called Hanging Chad. Of course, best laid plans, you get into the edit and realize that the story works better if you use the opening scene a little bit later or vice versa. ... Full Review

But the sweet simplicity of the script and the picture-perfect work of the cast make the film stand out in a crowded field. Most interesting is how the film never takes the easy way out. ... Full Review

It's not a new question by any means, but it's one that is given a fresh and refreshing adult twist by Decena's heady yet steady-handed "Dopamine. 'Dopamine' a Heady Romance ... Full Review

What is love, "Dopamine" asks, and proceeds to investigate the question with a fair amount of rigor. He lets the actors and the script (often very funny, occasionally heartbreaking) carry the action. 'Dopamine': A True Feel-Good Movie ... Full Review

Between moments like these, its dreamlike hazes and some terrific computer effects to boot, this is as solid-looking an independent production as youre likely to see. The best actresses can make you fall in love with them. ... Full Review

Billed as the first feature film to go from workshop to distribution entirely through the Sundance Film Festival system, Dopamine dares to ask the question: Is romantic love a spiritual event or just the reaction of brain chemicals? ... Full Article

"Dopamine," named after the natural amphetamine our bodies produce when we're falling in love, is a romantic drama for the hi-tech age. Rand (Livingston), and his two friends Winston (Campos) and Johnson (Grundy) are passionate and driven computer programmers who... ... Full Article

Rand and Sarah have great chemistry, better than the leads in most Hollywood love stories, but is this love that theyre feeling or just a heady dose of dopamine? ... Full Article

This film takes the chemistry behind romantic attraction as the leading ingredient in the struggle between the sexes. It puts a guy who is too intellectual for his own good together with a gal who is more inclined toward emotional... ... Full Article

I'll venture it's safe to say that Dopamine writer-director Mark Decena and executive producer Eric Koivisto arrived in Port Townsend as relative strangers to this particular spot on the globe and departed as strange relatives. ... Full Article