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Like its namesake, Amelia (as in Earhart) gets lost along the way

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Over 70 years of speculation and research have surrounded the disappearance of aviation legend Amelia Earhart. Some have suggested that this maverick flyer’s ill-fated effort to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 was a narcissistic, myth-making trek destined to end in failure.
Others propose that she and her navigator landed on an uninhabited coral island in the midst of the Pacific Ocean and led a Crusoe-ish existence for years afterwards. Regardless of the circumstances of her apparent demise, her spirit of adventure and determination against formidable odds earned her unprecedented acclaim at the time and a continuing following over the years.
Her story would seem ideal for a dashing cinematic epic. Amelia however, fails to soar to the same lofty heights as its heroine. There is an unrelentingly “thumbs-up” quality to this biopic. Throughout, the feel is lush and golden, though an intended element of grandeur escapes it.

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