Review of Amelia (2009) by Monalisa S — 05 Feb 2010

Amelia Earhart'Ä±n sÄ±radÄ±Å?Ä± hayatÄ±ndan, sÄ±radan bir film yapmayÄ± nasÄ±lsa baÅ?armÄ±Å?lar, Hilary Swank dÄ±Å?Ä±ndaki kadro, en baÅ?ta da yÃ¶netmen ve Richard Gere yanlÄ±Å? seÃ§ilmiÅ?...

This review of Amelia (2009) was written by Monalisa S on 05 Feb 2010.

Amelia has generally received mixed reviews.

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While Amelia doesn't crash and burn, the new biopic of Amelia Earhart fails to soar as high as it should, given its fascinating subject…

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By Paul K (987) on 13 Oct 2015

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By Rawballs B (532) on 26 Feb 2013

LOVE Hilary Swank, LOVE Richard Gere! NOT loving the story. This could have been a great film…

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Amelia is a stunted epic, an ambitious and handsome-looking picture that tells its story in the dullest, most confusing way possible…

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Most devastating to the film’s effectiveness is its inability to convey that one essential to the story of Amelia Earhart: the tangible pleasures…

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