Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank gives Earhart a convincing Kansas twang but little else in a performance that is unaccountably stiff.
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11/12/09
Amelia (2009)
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Reviews Counted:137
Fresh:28
Rotten:109
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Amelia takes the compelling raw materials of its subject’s life and does little with them, conventionally ticking off Earhart's accomplishments without exploring the soul of the woman.
Genre: Dramas
US Box Office: $12,924,766
Synopsis: Visionary. Lover. Dreamer. Fighter. Legend. Icon. AMELIA. An extraordinary life of adventure, celebrity and continuing mystery comes to light in AMELIA, a vast, thrilling account of legendary... [More]
Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Mira Nair
Reviews for Amelia
Top CriticHilary Swank captures her beautifully.
11/11/09
Top CriticTowards the end, as the story returns to that round-the-world flight, the suspense kicks in, and Swank’s performance comes into its own.
11/11/09
Top CriticThe period detail is brilliantly brought to life, but the film is superficial, lacking the passion of its heroine.
11/11/09
Top CriticSwanks’ clear shot at a third statuette is blocked by hulkingly dull writing and direction that could point the way towards a definitive cure for insomnia.
11/11/09
Top CriticAmelia reminds us how little we really know about the lives of famous achievers who changed the world, and underlines the power of biography on screen. It's a creatively and technically accomplished film with thrills and emotional action in equal measure
11/05/09
Top CriticRomance edges ahead of adventure or characterisations and as a result, despite a soaring lead performance by Hilary Swank, the film suffers from a fatal dose of melodrama
11/05/09
Top CriticAmelia provides only a cursory look at Earhart's commercialization, more a way to delineate her marriage troubles than investigate her self-image or her treatment as a pop star.
11/19/09
Much like one of Earhart's trans-Atlantic flights Amelia just goes on and on without deviation.
11/15/09
Top CriticWhen it takes to the skies Amelia really soars with thrilling recreations of Earhart’s solo flights but when it returns to earth all that remains is soap opera.
11/13/09
Swank’s moving performance, the period dressing and beautiful planes all appeal, but dramatically it doesn’t really soar.
11/13/09
Top CriticInoffensive, arcane and ultimately rather sweet, ‘Amelia’ is one to take your grandmother to.
11/13/09
Hilary Swank is forced to deliver dialogue that sounds as if it was written in Chinese and then translated into English by a computer.
11/13/09
Top CriticA tinny and barnacled affair, showcasing a peculiarly awful performance from Hilary Swank.
11/13/09
Top CriticIf you’re the kind of person who deplores the modern vogue for debunking historical figures, and who welcomes the opportunity to indulge in heroic feats and lush landscapes... then this is the film for you.
11/13/09
The movie is so dragging and dull that it's a squandered opportunity.
11/13/09
[Earhart's] trajectory from bubbling wannabe to national treasure is never less than compelling thanks to a no-nonsense performance from Swank.
11/13/09
An extraordinary life winds up feeling like a series of random blips on the radar screen.
11/13/09
For a movie that desperately wants to be inspirational, Mira Nair's Amelia is a disappointingly earthbound hagiography.
11/13/09
This limp biopic may inspire you to reach for the air sickness bag.
11/13/09
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