Amelia (2009)
Hilary Swank stars in this biopic of female aviator Amelia Earhart that charts her life from her first transatlantic flight to her disappearance over the Pacific. Biopics can be a bit of a mine field to navigate, just because someone was a famous or an interesting person does not mean that their life story makes for a good film and this is somewhat the case with this lightweight offering.
What the film does is give an over view of Earhart's life while she was in the public image but little on her early life or how she became so interested in flying. There is some exploration of the question of who deserves fame but not in any great depth. When your own movie is raising the question should a person just be famous for performing public stunts maybe they are not the greatest choice for a biopic. While there is some good photography there is not really a lot you can say is good about this film it is just average and not very insightful or inspiring as presumably a film of this sort should be.
I give it a 3/5
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