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(1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 23% Rotten Page   1   "Real problems, real people, deserve much more than the surfaces opened up in 'Empire.'"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Donald J. Levit 2/4 "Empire has its visual and character attributes, but the culmination of its 90 minutes is akin to reaching out for something substantial, and coming away with nothing but thin air."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B- "There's something to be said for a movie that succeeds, though modestly, despite shortcomings that would render most other films unwatchable."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 2/4 "Unfortunately, Empire is nothing more than an exhausting retread of the same cliched urban cautionary tale that waxes about rebellion and redemption."   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng D "Just a piece of flashy trash, disheartening in terms of both its empty cinematic pizzazz and its calculated amorality."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "Moody, stylish tale of heroin dealer John Leguizamo facing the white-collar world is a well-shot debut from Franc Reyes."   Netflix   James Rocchi 4/10 "Not atrocious, but certainly far from being as good as it might have been."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 4/10 "If you want to see a classy, extremely well-done story about urban drug dealers, go home, flip on HBO and wait for them to air The Wire again."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/5 "Not much going on with this one. It was part Scarface, part New Jack City and part Sugarhill. If you've- seen these, you've seen Empire."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel C "What you get with Empire is a movie you've seen many times before, repackaged as new material because there is a Latino in the lead."   Countingdown.com   Larry Carroll C+ "Reyes' directorial debut has good things to offer, but ultimately it's undone by a sloppy script"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 2/5 "This tale has been told and retold; the races and rackets change, but the song remains the same."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2/4 "None of this finds an emotional connection, and instead we watch it predictably unfold."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "An extraordinary assemblage of filmmaking no-nos congeals into a movie that’s not as bad as it deserves to be, but one nowhere near entertaining, either."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "Depois de capturar a imaginação do espectador com um início envolvente e promissor, a história se perde de forma irremediável, desperdiçando o imenso potencial de seus dois primeiros atos."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca C+ "What “Empire” lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 3/5 "The leads make it watchable (plus it's always a hoot to see Denise Richards onscreen in any form)..."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg "The movie's action unfolds laboriously before us, dragged along, bumpety-bumpety, by the plodding voiceover that Leguizamo has the misfortune of delivering."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3/10 Read review   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf B- Read review   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger Read review   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs Read review   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales  (1 - 24) of 24 OFCS Rating: 23% Rotten Page   1