A retrospective by Brooks Rich Sometimes the Academy is right on the money. Occasionally I am confused on why a movie doesn't seem to hit when it comes to awards season. The early trailers come out and it seems inevitable this thing will be an awards player. No doubt in anyone's mind this is an Oscar player. Here's an awards film. This was the case when the first trailers for Amelia came out. A biopic about the world famous aviator starring two time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank? This thing can't miss. Spoiler alert. It missed. Amelia didn't crash and burn when it came to awards seasons. It didn't get off the runway. OK. I'm done with the plane puns. So the rest of the article is cleared for takeoff. Ok. Now I'm done. The first problem is the movie is just kind of boring. Nothing really happens beyond just the beats of her life. There is nothing that feels cinematic about it. Mira Nair is a wonderful person I'm sure but her direction just comes ...