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Article: 'Amelia' is true to life but not too lively
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- The Washington Post
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- October 30, 2009
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Amelia (PG, 111 minutes). Unlike its fascinating subject, the
legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart, "Amelia" never quite gets off the
ground. Even so, preteens on up with a taste for history and heroes
may be transported by the movie's rich 1920s and '30s look and its
flying scenes. Hilary Swank's portrayal comes off as highly accurate
-- she gets the voice, the stance, everything from the old
newsreels -- yet academic and a little bloodless. Director Mira
Nair ("The Namesake," PG-13, 2006; "Vanity Fair," PG-13, 2004) has
taken a rather staid approach here.
Were she and her navigator, Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston),
up to the task during that final, tragic round-the-world flight,
when ...