Amelia (2009)
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Reviews Counted:138
Fresh:28
Rotten:110
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: $13,766,323
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
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 1/5 |
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank gives Earhart a convincing Kansas twang but little else in a performance that is unaccountably stiff. Full Review |
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 3.5/5 |
Hilary Swank captures her beautifully. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Towards the end, as the story returns to that round-the-world flight, the suspense kicks in, and Swank’s performance comes into its own. Full Review |
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The period detail is brilliantly brought to life, but the film is superficial, lacking the passion of its heroine. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
Swanks’ 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. Full Review |
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Amelia 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 Full Review |
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Romance 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 Full Review |
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C |
Never takes off. Full Review |
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Amelia 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. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Much like one of Earhart's trans-Atlantic flights Amelia just goes on and on without deviation. Full Review |
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3/5 |
When 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. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Swank’s moving performance, the period dressing and beautiful planes all appeal, but dramatically it doesn’t really soar. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Inoffensive, arcane and ultimately rather sweet, ‘Amelia’ is one to take your grandmother to. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Hilary Swank is forced to deliver dialogue that sounds as if it was written in Chinese and then translated into English by a computer. Full Review |
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1/5 |
A tinny and barnacled affair, showcasing a peculiarly awful performance from Hilary Swank. Full Review |
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3/5 |
If 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. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The movie is so dragging and dull that it's a squandered opportunity. Full Review |
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3/5 |
[Earhart's] trajectory from bubbling wannabe to national treasure is never less than compelling thanks to a no-nonsense performance from Swank. Full Review |
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2/5 |
An extraordinary life winds up feeling like a series of random blips on the radar screen. Full Review |
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2/5 |
For a movie that desperately wants to be inspirational, Mira Nair's Amelia is a disappointingly earthbound hagiography. Full Review |
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