Amelia

  • U/A (INDIA)
  • 2009


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Average Rating 2.4/5
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2.0
so constrained by mannerisms that she never gets beyond the characters surface although to be fair, trying to import feeling into the movies stilted d .. Av Club
1.5
Considering its focus on a pioneering, rule breaking icon, the films utter lack of personality isnt just a failure. Av Club
3.0
The mystery we ought to be paying attention to is: What really happened on the legendary American aviators final, fatal flight in 1937 EW
3.8
I am drawn to every news story about the attempts, which still continue, to solve the mystery of Amelia Earharts disappearance on July 2, 1937.Its pre .. Rogerebert
3.0
Swank is indeed talented, but not talented enough to translate the true spirit of the great Amelia Earhart. Common Sense Media
1.5
To say that Amelia never gets off the ground would be an understatement; it barely makes it out of the hangar. Variety
1.9
This is in part because Nair is too interested in dapper attire and lousy front page newspaper montages than in characterization or interpersonal dram ..
3.0
But not many.Theres so much pluck and gumption on the screen you can smell it.
1.5
Cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh crafts some striking work, albeit abetted by visual effects tweaks. Screen Daily
2.0
But most devastating to the films effectiveness is its inability to convey that one essential to the story of Amelia Earhart: the tangible pleasures o ..
1.0
For genre buffs, the notion of seeing such familiar genre tropes in a relatively unusual setting may be of some interest and Tuppence Middleton brings .. E Film Critic
3.0
If youre the kind of person who deplores the modern vogue for debunking historical figures, and who welcomes the opportunity to indulge in heroic feat .. Telegraph
2.5
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 .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Swanks moving performance, the period dressing and beautiful planes all appeal, but dramatically it doesnt really soar.
2.0
You may as well be watching a slideshow about Amelias Greatest Hits, for all the insight that comes out of Mira Nairs impeccably detailed and impossib .. Cinema Blend
1.0
That event, of course, spawned some great urban myths, yet except for a fictionalized 1940s curio, Earhart never got the big screen treatment (there h .. Ny Daily News
2.5
Either way, one thing is certain: Nothing becomes Amelia like its imminent departure. The Globe And Mail
3.0
Amelia tells the story of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart with a style that is anything but.Glossy, stodgy and unfailingly conventional, Amelia sets .. Philly
3.8
Nairs biopic focuses on Earharts momentous last decade, one of dizzying motion. Philly
3.0
It is a combination adventure saga and love story about a woman who followed her passion and blazed a trail for others to do the same. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
And Stuart Dryburghs widescreen photography gives the images throughout a burnished glow.Beneath the beautiful surface, however, theres no heart. One Guys Opinion
2.0
The icons winning personality and adventurous life and tragic death has always made her a fascinating subject in aviation lore, which is something thi .. Sover
3.1
The problem with a film like this is that it leaves no lasting impression.Its workmanlike but lacks passion. ReelViews
2.0
With any luck this biopic of Amelia Earhart will also vanish without a trace. Chicago Reader
1.9
All the while, ominous yet inspirational three note brass scales hum underneath. Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford She was a pioneer of aviation, aerial record breaker and the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean ..
3.0
Robin Clifford Laura Clifford She was a pioneer of aviation, aerial record breaker and the first woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean ..
3.1
Amelia goes airborne but never fully soars. Its hampered by a too reverential portrait of the record breaking aviator. Usa Today
2.0
It requires Amelia to say things like: This report indicates some degree of risk.Its a risk Im taking! Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The ostensible thoroughness of Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelans script, deriving from not one but two Earhart biographies, serves mostly to convey t .. News Review
2.0
An extraordinary life winds up feeling like a series of random blips on the radar screen. Radio Times
3.5
Should you still be concerned about the films appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detai .. Screen It
2.0
The look of the movie suave Art Deco lines and 1930s fashions is blameless, though helpless to counter the Ron Bass screenplay, guaranteed to drain th .. Independent
1.3
Who wants a life imprisoned in safety Amelia asks in a voice over. And you want to shout, This movie does, honey. Theres not a real or spontaneous min .. Rolling Stone
2.0
This story should bristle with bold characters and heart stopping achievements, but Nair directs every scene like a big budget TV advert. Shadows On The Wall
3.5
The latest installment in Soul Jazz Records Boombox series, tracing the evolution of recorded rap in the late 70s and early 80s, provides us with the .. Pop Matters
3.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsDirected by Mira Nair, Amelia stars Hilary Swank as 1930s aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who became the f .. View London
2.0
The portrayal of Putnam fits right in with the films overall tone of groggy uplift. Cs Monitor
2.5
The film picks up momentum in the last 30 minutes, when Nair manages to wring some suspense out of Amelias final hours before her disappearance. New York Post
3.0
Swank makes it look easier than it probably should be. Shes equally charming and vulnerable, which were evidently a couple of the traits of the real l .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
This is one of those movies where the period re creation the props and costumes, the cars and sconces feels perfectly crafted and perfectly oppressive .. Boston
3.0
In one fell swoop, Mira Nair and company have set the genre back 64 years. Thats probably some kind of accomplishment. Mountain X
2.0
But the result is verisimilitude without engagement a risk takers story told entirely without narrative risk and a movie that consequently never takes .. Npr
4.5
That the assumption of autonomy, whether your idea of autonomy is the same is a luxury rarely accorded to women in our pop culture, and it is wonderfu ..
2.5
Starring Hilary Swank, George Putnam, Ewan McGregor and Christopher Eccleston.Directed by Mira Nair. Toronto Star
2.0
Shallow and conventional, Amelia, yet another version of the legendary aviatrix, is a total misfire, unfolding as a narrated photo album with plot tha .. Emanuellevy
1.0
Mira Nairs biopic is a tinny and barnacled affair, showcasing a peculiarly awful performance from Hilary Swank as the self styled vagabond of the air, .. Guardian
2.0
Those expecting a stirring portrait of a feminist pioneer will be disappointed by the ethereal ambiguity of Amelia. Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
The film is inoffensive and doesnt take too many liberties with the facts, but it lacks the quality that was most attractive about Earhart: her willin .. Daily Mail
3.0
Directed by Mira Nair and executive produced by its star Hilary Swank, the movie seems oddly preoccupied with the audiences approval for its subject. Slate
3.0
Its a creatively and technically accomplished film with thrills and emotional action in equal measure.
2.5
As a result, Kasia Walicka Maimones captivating period costumes and Stuart Dryburghs aerial images are more compelling than the bland, banal character .. Susang Ranger
2.5
Dude is the master of that stuff.So if thats your thing, youll enjoy watching him hit lowballs for 120 minutes. Movies
3.0
Dude is the master of that stuff.So if thats your thing, youll enjoy watching him hit lowballs for 120 minutes. Movies
3.0
Amelia is handsome yet predictable and high minded not a dud, exactly, but too proper, too reserved for its swaggering subject. New Yorker
3.0
Hilary Swank in Amelia In Mira Nairs pretty but disappointing biopic Amelia, theres a scene in which Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) laments the shallow .. Time
3.0
It almost feels as if director Mira Nair is dutifully ticking off a list of plot points rather than creating a drama that grips. Express
2.0
There is far too much talent in this production to result in something so forgettable. Bullz-Eye
2.0
History can weigh heavily on a filmmaker, and that is what happens with Amelia, a disappointing rendering of the remarkable life of Amelia Earhart. Calendar Live
1.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach. Tony Medley
2.5
Its insights are mostly superficial in nature, and where I was hoping for complexity and nuance all I received were melodramatic platitudes that did n .. Movie Freak
3.8
Overall, the movie looks quite spectacular as Nair takes full advantage of the widescreen format to really show what it must have felt like for Earhar ..
1.5
To make the wait for that big asterisk of a finale go that little bit longer, Amelia dots and dashes its plot with feeble fluff about its subjects per .. Herald Sun
2.5
Who was Amelia Earhart, really Its a good question. Unfortunately, its one beyond Amelia. Nj
1.5
In this sense, Mystic River feels like Oscar bait through and through.The story is very dark and very murky. 7M Pictures
3.0
were treated to little more than generic montages and lots of 30s style news reels. Lots and lots of news reels. E Online
1.5
The period detail is brilliantly brought to life, but the film is superficial, lacking the passion of its heroine. Film Ink
1.0
From that point, director Mira Nair (The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding) reduces Earharts remarkable life to a series of clumsy, soap standard vignettes ab .. The Age
3.5
But the biopic (the biography picture) is as much a genre as any of those. Maki At The Movies
2.5
On paper, its a perfect formula Twilight meets X Men meets Harry Potter but the onscreen result is not the sum of its parts. La Weekly
2.0
It all amounts to a stale, static drama that doesnt have the scope or style to fill out the cinema screen. Digital Spy
3.5
Towards the end, as the story returns to that round the world flight, the suspense kicks in, and Swanks performance comes into its own. Abc
3.0
The films payoff should at least be in the flying sequences, but even those disappoint. Cleve Land
1.0
Woodenly acted and grinningly bland, this Amelia Earhart life story turns Hilary Swank and Richard Gere, playing the aviatrixs publisher husband, into .. Ft
3.1
If the film has its faults and shortcomingsthe narrative really does play like idealized Cliffs Noteswhat there is to it is nonetheless captivating. Dustin Put Man
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
2.0
What you end up with is a tale told in broad strokes, akin to the kind of denatured film biographies the studios produced in the 1940s and 1950s. Hollywood And Fine
2.0
KATIE Price has always been known to make a statement but was acting unusually coy as she arrived at a beauty clinic in Manchester. The Sun
1.0
An original line of thought that presages a lifetime spent challenging the status quo. Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
In the end, all we have is a movie worthy of a better director, and a subject worth of a better movie. Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Moments of midair ecstasy hold it together and without those peaceful pauses of expression, Amelia is simply mawkish entertainment, stable and worthwh .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.5
Though the authentic aircraft and sweeping vistas are beautiful, Amelia skims the surface of a memorable character study but never quite soars. Big Picture Big Sound
2.5
It doesnt help that Swanks chemistry with both Gere and McGregor is lacking, and neither relationship ever feels remotely convincing.
3.1
Amelia Earhart is known for being an aviation pioneer and, ultimately, a mystery, but the new biopic with Hilary Swank as the groundbreaking pilot has .. Js Online
3.0
Apart from the costume design, Amelia does not deserve any award buzz at all. Movie Web
3.0
Tellingly, the emotional pitch as she embarks on her final doomed journey across the Pacific is almost tangible as a combination of poor judgement and .. Sky
1.0
Hilary Swank is forced to deliver dialogue that sounds as if it was written in Chinese and then translated into English by a computer. Entertainment Times Online ..
2.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
2.0
But it fails to engage on an emotional level, like a docu drama or a made for TV movie. Metro
3.8
A fine tribute to an American pioneer, but I feel sure that Earharts story merits, and would reward, a more searching and thoughtful exploration. Decent Films
3.0
Instead of the narrative being deepened, it keeps getting shallowed. Wsj
2.5
Amelia isnt a terrible movie, but its greatest value will be as a history lesson rather than as entertainment. Jam! Movies
3.5
Gentlemen Broncos is best when Hess doesnt force the grotesquerie but casually lets you observe. Ny Mag
2.0
Movies about pioneers of flight have a propensity to crash.Martin Scorsese ran roughshod over Howard Hughess directing credits in the breezy The Aviat .. The National
2.5
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2.5
The movie is weighted down by a weak and bland script, wooden acting and a sluggish pace. Entertainment Spectrum
2.0
Told in final flight flashback with cumulus cloud scene wipes , Earharts life is reduced to a series of solemnized wide screen tableaux populated by l .. New York Time Out
2.5
Ultimately it seems like they made an Amelia Earhart movie just to make one. Can Mag
3.0
Amelia earns a pass, corny as it sometimes is. The lady earned her wings, and Swank, especially, more than does right by both the woman and the legend .. Orlando Sentinel
2.0
If theres one thing Amelia wants us to know, its that Amelia Earhart was her own woman. If theres another thing...I dont have a clue what it could be. Metromix.com
1.5
Swanks Earhart doesnt generate much spark with her other love interest, Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor), either. The Spool
3.1
There could not be a motion picture more diametrically opposed to that aesthetic, more resolutely classical Hollywood in its making. Critics Notebook
2.0
Amelia is a film that could have been great, but instead is an average film about an extraordinary person. Week In Rewind
3.1
Burns a lot of fuel over the idea that Earhart was not just a hero of the air but an original feminist an iconoclast in jodhpurs and a necktie whose a .. Gomemphis
2.0
A film with a heart so golden it pumps syrup instead of blood, its well intentioned exploitation wrings laughs where there should be tears. Junkee
3.0
Tin eared, trudging, humorless, clumsy, ordinary, unattractive, and just plain tedious, it is a deeply pedestrian film that looks particularly lame wh .. Blog Oregonlive
2.0
Last time Swankatron went a courting awards, she did so with the amazing Million Dollar Baby. But this biopic of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart is a h .. News Of The World
2.0
Top marks go to them for making a technically sumptuous looking movie but in terms of story and direction Amelia fails to take off. Daily Record
0.0
a boring movie full of mockable dialogue, dreadful acting and long, supposedly poetic narration which could induce a coma if you dont have enough caff .. Dc5
2.0
Gere and McGregor are fine actors, but Nair uses them like the expendable males who stood back and let Bette Davis and Joan Crawford do all the heavy .. MSNBC
2.5
But Miss Swank has little sparkle, and theres even less in the script by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan.The dialogue is filled with cliches. Washington Times
2.5
Even a two time Oscar winner like Hilary Swank cant make Amelia soar like it should. Washington Times
3.1
Nair skillfully injects real suspense into the final tragic moments of the fliers life. News Ok
1.9
... it is a film that fails to soar even a little bit despite being about one of the greatest flyers in the history of the planet. Atlantic City Weekly
2.5
The scenes in the film where Amelia is flying are breathtaking and heart racing.The cinematography is spectacular. Ladue News
1.5
So forgettable that Im almost happy Fox Searchlight held the film back for week of release screenings because if I saw this awhile ago, I wouldnt reme .. Movie Retriever
2.0
Taken on those well worn but somewhat satisfying terms, Amelia will not disappoint too badly. Knight At The Movies
1.0
This limp biopic may inspire you to reach for the air sickness bag. Daily Mirror (UK)
1.5
We are continuously at the mercy of the reverential, underscored by ever billowing crescendos of voluminous orchestrations. Someone want to turn the t ..
2.5
The key to selling a story is making people believe its real. Thats the trouble with Amelia I didnt buy a minute of it. Sea Coast Online
2.5
In its effort to be one of the first Oscar bait titles out of the gate, the stately but sterile Amelia ends up stumbling over its own feet.
3.0
Stuart Dryburghs sweeping panoramas of Canada and Cape Town %u2013 standing in for Nairobi, Papua New Guinea and Hawaii %u2013 deserve to be enjoyed o .. Screen Wize
2.0
At least Amelia is consistent.It continually squanders potential like that, turning a pioneering womans soaring story into a conventional love story t .. Contra Costa Times
2.0
What should have been a soaring, inspirational, complex epic has been grounded by bad storytell ADVERTISEMENT ing, chocolate box visuals, rubbish star ..
2.5
So what happens when the audience gets disconnected They get bored. They lose focus. In a two hour movie this can be devastating. Crunch On This
3.0
Instead of soaring alongside Amelia, were left grounded by a script that spends too much time on her love life and not enough time on what made her an .. Romantic Movies About
3.1
Its portrayal of Earharts drive and fearlessness never really gets to the heart of this bold, driven individual or explains why she needed so badly to .. Miami Herald
3.0
Modest houses who trickle in to rate Amelias Oscar chances will find theres little to object toor love aboutthis drama besides its easily achieved fem .. Amy Weekly
0.5
A dull, torturous bore. Could Earharts life really have been this uninteresting Films In Review
1.5
...essentially anything interesting she did is handled via old newsreel footage and newspaper headlines flying at the screen. The 1976 NBC TV movie st .. LYTRules.com
2.5
Earhart must have been more interesting than the film makes her out to be, and more magnetic than the airhead as Swank interprets her.
2.5
The Boys are Back The Boys are Back deftly combines humour and heart in a well crafted tale of boys of all ages growing up, and if it helps, just thin .. Blogs Smh
3.0
Amelia is not a movie to disenchant, it is simply not a film that will go down in history...
4.0
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 Americ .. Back Stage
2.0
Theres nothing more boring than a life embalmed with half hearted Hollywood bombast, which only makes the films fleeting pleasures stand out all the m .. (All (Parentheses))
4.5
Amelia modestly succeeds at inspiring its audience and provides a remarkably well rounded role model for modern women, thanks to a terrific performanc ..
3.0
Inoffensive, arcane and ultimately rather sweet, Amelia is one to take your grandmother to.



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