The disappearance of Amelia Earhart over the Pacific Ocean as she attempted to complete a flight around the world has fascinated people for over seventy years.
Hilary Swank plays Earhart in Amelia and judging from the archival images featured at the end of the film she is a good match for the aviatrix.
I imagine that Earhart's rise to prominence and her battles against obstacles in a male dominated environment would have been as fascinating as her disappearance but you'd hardly know it from this movie. It skips from one picture postcard moment to the next presenting images that are mostly appealing but rarely scratches beneath the surface.
It is only in the final ten minutes that passion and emotion are tapped to reveal the movie that this might have been.
I think I'll skip this one. Maybe get it on DVD when it comes out. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteAmelia - no mystery there. By the time of her last flight, she was a "had been" celebrity. It was considered a very risky flight due to the range, and no alternative landing. The only navigator she could get was a drunkard, who almost certainly stuffed it up. But it mkaes a fertile ground for conspiracy theorys though.
ReplyDeleteMichael.