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Empire

MPA Rating: R-Rating (MPA) for strong violence, pervasive language, drug content and some sexuality.
Moral Rating: Extremely Offensive
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience: Adults
Genre: Crime Drama
Length: 1 hr. 35 min.
Year of Release: 2002
USA Release:
John Leguizamo and Delilah Cotto in “Empire”
Featuring
John Leguizamo
Isabella Rossellini
Denise Richards
Peter Sarsgaard
Sonia Braga
Director
Franc. Reyes
Producer
Daniel Bigel
Michael Mailer
Distributor
Distributor: Universal Pictures. Trademark logo.
Universal Pictures

Viewer CommentsSend your comments
Positive
Positive—This was one of the best movies I have seen. Ever. The screenwriting was amazing. It was so real. The way the characters talked to each other was so different from anything else I have ever heard of much less seen. That being said the acting was also way above par.

But offensive this movie is. It is about a New York drug dealer after all. and yes there is a large scene of nude women swimming in a penthouse pool to show the decadence of Peter Sarsgaard’s character. Not a film for people under 17, not at all. but for those mature enough I highly recommend this film.
My Ratings: [Extremely Offensive / 5]
Adam A., age 19
Comments from young people
Negative—This movie was very long and boring, and seemed to drag on and on. I saw it with one of my friends for my 15th birthday. In my opinion, it’s a waste of time and money. Also, the f-word is probably used over 200 times and there are some sex scenes and nudity, and a lot of violence.
My Ratings: [Very Offensive / 2½]
Nadia, age 15
Movie Critics
…at least 214 “f” words…
ScreenIt!
…“voice-over”[?]…here, the label hardly seems adequate. Voice-all-over is more like it…” (in referring to the character of Victor Rosa)
Rick Groen, The Globe and Mail