Swank’s moving performance, the period dressing and beautiful planes all appeal, but dramatically it doesn’t really soar.
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11/13/09
Amelia (2009)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:5
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.5/10
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.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:13-11-2009
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
1 - 11 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticInoffensive, arcane and ultimately rather sweet, ‘Amelia’ is one to take your grandmother to.
11/13/09
Top CriticHilary 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
Top CriticAlas, excesses of any pleasurable kind are absent from this exasperatingly dull production.
10/23/09
Top CriticIt leaves the odd impression of being merely a very long trailer for a film you'd actually love to see.
10/23/09
Top CriticAmelia is a perfectly sound biopic, well directed and acted, about an admirable woman.
10/22/09
Top CriticHistory can weigh heavily on a filmmaker, and that is what happens with Amelia, a disappointing rendering of the remarkable life of Amelia Earhart.
10/22/09
Top CriticTop-flight portrayal of the aviator by Hilary Swank is an instant bio classic.
10/18/09
Top CriticTo say that Amelia never gets off the ground would be an understatement; it barely makes it out of the hangar.
10/18/09
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