A beautiful, lyrical film. Hillary Swank shines, as usual. Another triumph for this wonderful film-maker.
Sad for the haters...but I am always sad for you people...go accomplsih something other than criticizing those who DO and not simply WATCH.
"Mom's gonna fix it all soon. Mom's comin' round to put it back the way it oughta be."
A painfull comment coming from you, just like the movie was...
sharei'm also sorry to say but this film was boring.
(no, i don't worship transformers)
it was simply boring and had a bad script.
My husband & I enjoyed the film. Hilary Swank is a treasure in everything she does. I liked the cinematography, how they handled Amelia Earhart's story & accomplishments & the modern but not harsh take on a strong woman's determination. Even the ending was done in a way that got the audience involved, but didn't hit us over the head with it. Yes, we know the plot was enhanced, just as today's news is. Take from it what you wish. I enjoyed the "trip". We saw the movie on HBO last evening.
shareI won't go as far as calling the film "wonderful" as the OP did, but it certainly didn't deserve the rancid reviews that it got. Hilary Swank was convincing, the costumes and sets were well-done, and the photography was beautiful. The film was probably 15 or 20 minutes longer than it needed to be, but it was still well worth watching.
shareReally? I just didn't find it very inspired or inspiring. It kind of sat there and fed me like a cat who just gave birth to kittens.
It tried to be poetic, but like listening to 2 hours of poetry, it can become trying at times and often laborious in execution. For such a fantastic biography, it failed to develop any wings and reach a proper elevation.
Frankly, out of this whole movie, the only part I found truly inspiring was with Eleanor Roosevelt. In fact, I would have felt my money and time better spent on an "Amelia and Eleanor" movie depicting the hours those two spent in each other's company.
I don't consider it a failure. Just uninspired poetry.
I refuse to change my position just because you use logic
As one who saw Eleanor Roosevelt regularly in newsreels, I very much appreciated that scene. However, I quite appreciated the entire movie. This 2nd time, that is. It didn't impress me that much the first time I saw it.
Life, every now and then, behaves as though it had seen too many bad movies