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Fandango helps you go back to the movies with confidence and peace of mind. Fil Eisler & his professional musical team announce their plan to create a live virtual orchestra for EMPIRE. Emperor: Trailer 1 2.25/5 - Mediocre There's really not a whole lot to this film's story concept, and that holds back kick a lot, even without the aforementioned expository shortcomings and formulaic, maybe even histrionic dramatic storytelling, which you still have plenty of time to soak up, seeing as how this film takes too long to tell a thin, familiar and all around sloppily handled story concept, filling most of openings for needed exposition with filler and material excesses that range from simple draggery of the feet, to crowbarred plot elements, - such as the romantic subplot - but either way drag the narrative into blanding aimlessness, made all the more glaring by a questionable atmosphere.
| We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. PG-13 (for violent content, brief strong language and smoking (historical)) Totally pointless. November 21, 2019 With Matthew Fox, Colin Moy, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune. Seeking freedom for his family, Emperor fights his way north. Sure, this is a true story we're dealing with here, so naturally, if you've done your research, you know what is to become of these characters and the story they drive, but even with all of that historical significance mumbo jumbo stripped away, this is a pretty formulaic film, especially when it comes to a clichéd romantic subplot that is not only ultimately superfluous, but handled histrionically. However, substance is about as effective in bringing the film to the brink of decency as it is in driving the final product into mediocrity, because as thin and sloppily told as this story concept is, there is a reasonable bit of intrigue to it, and there are times where such intrigue is brought to life in a script by Vera Blasi and David Klass that is, of course, not that strong, but has little clever moments in dialogue, as well as the occasional highlight in characterization, which, of course, might have its highlights because of its being sold about as well as it can by the performances.
If there are big dramatic punches in this film, then they hit too blasted hard, being backed by melodrama that reflects an ambition within director Peter Webber that may be charming, but inspires questionable storytelling efforts that are kind of understandable, seeing as how a lot of work has to be done to punch some intrigue into this story. The story is quite entertaining and well structured, but nearing the film's final, some aspects come apart a bit, and the film should have had a slightly better ending. Once again, Tommy Lee Jones is on the hunt for a criminal, except this time, rather than a doctor accused of murder, or a hitman hunting for missing money, he's taking on an emperor in the wake of war, and doing it all... without any actual chases, through dry conversations and with history telling us what ends up happening. October 1, 2013 A stodgy movie that mixes dubious history with a clichd, Madame Butterfly romance story, set in the period immediately following Japan's surrender in 1945. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.Fandango
So yeah, this film isn't quite as exciting as "The Fugitive" or "No Country For Old Men", and I don't know why I would even joke that it is, because even if this film was more action-packed, Harrison Ford and Javier Bardem raise quite the standard as far as exciting enemies are concerned, certainly more so than Tyler Perry. It should come as no surprise that there is hardly anything for the performers to work with, but this cast is decent enough to endear about as much as anything, with Tommy Lee Jones stealing the show in his very Tommy Lee Jones, but nevertheless thoroughly charismatic portrayal of General Douglas MacArthur, while leading man Matthew Fox does just fine in his portrayal of a passionate military man who finds his professionalism tested by human flaws and tragedies. | Rating: 2/5