Film: Amelia
Starring: Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), Richard Gere (Pretty Woman), and Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge)
U.S. Release: 2009 (rated PG)
Director: Mira Nair (The Namesake)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 111 minutes
After seeing Amelia, I've determined one of two things must be true. Either Amelia Earhart had a bland and uninteresting life story, or Mira Nair did a putrid job portraying Earhart's legacy. I hadn't heard much about the film since its release, but I figured with an A-list cast how bad could it be? Take my word for it, it's even worse.
The Movie is set in the 1930s and Amelia Earhart (Swank) dreams of piloting a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. Her aspirations even dazzle a hard-nosed publicist named George Putnam (Gere). Their partnership blossoms into a marriage and catapults Earhart into stardom. She becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but that thrill isn't quite enough. The only thing left is to circumnavigate the globe.
Talk about a slow movie. I was eager to see Swank and Gere carry the film, but neither of their characters were even remotely appealing. The dialogue was overly simple and the film's progression was like watching paint dry. I wouldn't wish this waste of an hour and 50 minutes on anybody.
The only upside to the film was seeing it's take on the final adventure of Earhart's life. In her attempt to fly around the world, the details explaining her mysterious disappearance were tragic, yet interesting. However, all in all, Amelia was a terrible film.
Watch Amelia if you enjoyed: Public Enemies. Although I found both movies to be sub par, they both chronologically follow the lives of American icons.
Stars: A half star out of four.
Starring: Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby), Richard Gere (Pretty Woman), and Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge)
U.S. Release: 2009 (rated PG)
Director: Mira Nair (The Namesake)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 111 minutes
After seeing Amelia, I've determined one of two things must be true. Either Amelia Earhart had a bland and uninteresting life story, or Mira Nair did a putrid job portraying Earhart's legacy. I hadn't heard much about the film since its release, but I figured with an A-list cast how bad could it be? Take my word for it, it's even worse.
The Movie is set in the 1930s and Amelia Earhart (Swank) dreams of piloting a plane across the Atlantic Ocean. Her aspirations even dazzle a hard-nosed publicist named George Putnam (Gere). Their partnership blossoms into a marriage and catapults Earhart into stardom. She becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, but that thrill isn't quite enough. The only thing left is to circumnavigate the globe.
Talk about a slow movie. I was eager to see Swank and Gere carry the film, but neither of their characters were even remotely appealing. The dialogue was overly simple and the film's progression was like watching paint dry. I wouldn't wish this waste of an hour and 50 minutes on anybody.
The only upside to the film was seeing it's take on the final adventure of Earhart's life. In her attempt to fly around the world, the details explaining her mysterious disappearance were tragic, yet interesting. However, all in all, Amelia was a terrible film.
Watch Amelia if you enjoyed: Public Enemies. Although I found both movies to be sub par, they both chronologically follow the lives of American icons.
Stars: A half star out of four.
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