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Victor Rosa runs a successful "street pharmaceutical" business that peddles a high-in-demand heroin mix which he has named "Empire". His beautiful fiancee, Carmen, a Baruch College student, befriends a classmate who has an an investment-banker boyfriend named Jack Wimmer. Victor meets Jack, and they instantly connect. Both are hard-core businessmen from two different sides of the legal fence. When... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 35 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 6th, 2002 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content and some sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Arenas Entertainment, Universal Pictures Distribution
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$17,504,595 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C
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Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material." more...
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C+ |
Chicago Tribune, Robert K. Elder
"Seldom has a tribute been this transparent or derivative." more...
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C |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"Empire has its moments, but this story, even in recycled form, has been done much better before..." more...
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C |
E! Online,
"...strikes out with a lot of life lessons we already know and stuff we've all seen before." more...
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C- |
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