Amelia
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: October 23, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
14
Negative:
11
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90
The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett
Most of all, Earhart wanted to be able to fly free as a bird above the clouds, and director Nair and star Swank make her quest not only understandable but truly impressive. Read full review
80
Film ThreatMatthew Sorrento
When this actor (Swank) steps into the right role, she wears and inspires it like Denzel Washington. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A perfectly sound biopic, well directed and acted, about an admirable woman. It confirmed for me Earhart's courage -- not only in flying, but in insisting on living her life outside the conventions of her time for well-behaved females. The next generation of American women grew up in her slipstream. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Swank is no mere impersonator. Her Amelia, like Maggie in "Million Dollar Baby," is unwavering in her gaze, ambition, and drive... In Nair's evocatively art-directed (and sensationally costumed) film, Earhart comes alive. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
The actress and the aviatrix are a match made in heaven, but surrounding the soaring performance is a movie that's mostly earthbound. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
In an ironic twist, Mira Nair's big-hearted yet by-the-numbers biopic of Amelia Earhart never -- unlike the famous aviatrix -- takes chances. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Inside Amelia is a sharp idea struggling to get out: How does a woman marketed to the public as a star turn herself back into a human being? And at what cost? Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This movie was made to be shown to junior high history classes, not audiences in a movie theater. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Amelia goes airborne but never fully soars. Read full review
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