<em>The Aeronauts </em>Falls Flat
Tom Harper’s new Victorian adventure film is a visually splendid thrill ride that lacks real dramatic stakes.
For years I have been cursed with sleepless nights and restless days, haunted by one unanswered question: A random naysayer in , Tom Harper’s airy new Victorian adventure film, gives a resounding “no.” “Women don’t belong in balloons!” she cries at Amelia Wren (played by Felicity Jones), outlining a sexist obstacle to the world of hot-air ballooning in the grandest and flimsiest of terms. “I’m a really good aeronaut,” Amelia insists, and she spends the next 100
