Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Mia Wasikowska
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
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entertaining and full of great landscapes, the the film fails almost everywhere else. the telling of amelia's life was stale and formulaic, handing us the standard information about amelia's life without digging deeper than what you might find on her wikipedia page. the film ju...( read more)
When it comes to biopics, the audience is always teetering on a fine line between learning the facts and being entertained. Usually, by their inherent nature of being fact-based stories, biographical adaptations can succumb to this and either tell a very informative story or comp...( read more)
I remember reading an article on what is considered to be a surefire oscar winner, "Amelia" had three of those things going for it. Bio-pic, main character dying (Um... spoiler alert.) and Hilary Swank. Problem is they could have made Amelia Earhart a mentally challenged lesbian ...( read more)
Traditional inspirational drama, lavish and immaculate production, lush aerial landscapes, lovely sepia-tinged art deco style, and captivating scenes of Earhart's journeys to Africa and the Middle East. Hilary Swank's performance is as good as it gets. She has a tough job but mak...( read more)
Decent telling of this story. Hilary Swank was great in a role that suited her and I always enjoy Richard Gere. Nicely done, entertaining.
I thought this film was really well made and wonderfully written but was let down by its savage casting. Swank was unconvincing in her role and although it was a fair effort, she failed to capture the enigma of Amelia. I couldn't help but feel that the lack of energy in this film...( read more)
I am an avaiation fan. this film shows, in a concise fashion, using some flashbacks, the tale of America's most famous Aviatrix. I am glad that I Saw it in the theatre for some of the scenery!
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I was impressed amazing that she was independent in that generation Hilary Swank did a great job
Wwhy does such an exciting life make such a dull movie? full review
It's all so glancing and superficial that the movie doesn't seem to have a present tense. It goes by like coming attractions. It is, however, a treasury of bad biopic dialogue. full review
Critics may balk but Amelia is old fashioned in the best sense and soars as a big, beautiful and sweeping motion picture biography about a true American legend. full review
"Who wants a life imprisoned in safety?" Amelia asks in a voice-over. And you want to shout, "This movie does, honey." There's not a real or spontaneous minute in it. full review
Director Mira Nair dresses that up with visual grace, with shots of clouds and sky that are beautiful and elusive enough to escape the tinge of cliche. But the basic bones of the story are the problem... full review
Amelia is a conventional, competent and often very pretty film; it's just never as interesting as the woman at its center. full review
Amelia goes airborne but never fully soars. It's hampered by a too-reverential portrait of the record-breaking aviator. full review
Amelia leaves you wondering how its abundantly gifted director, Mira Nair, and its Oscar-winning star, Hilary Swank, could have been complicit in such clumsiness. full review
Amelia is a perfectly sound biopic, well directed and acted, about an admirable woman. full review
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