...a slick yet mostly generic thriller that boasts little in the way of innovative, surprising attributes...

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 1, 2020

A god awful violent fantasy that glorifies the lifestyle.

| Apr 29, 2009

Even if you haven't seen any of the tell-all television spots, every beat of this crime drama will look and sound familiar.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 31, 2009

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

You can take the homey out of the hood, but you can't take the hood out of the homey.

| Feb 16, 2004

The leads make it watchable (plus it's always a hoot to see Denise Richards onscreen in any form)...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 13, 2004

None of this finds an emotional connection, and instead we watch it predictably unfold.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 3, 2003

The film's hodgepodge plot stumbles down the prototypical path of a gangster's fall from grace with a bit of Boiler Room thrown in for good measure.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jun 26, 2003

. . .this movie has a glossy coat of action movie excess while remaining heartless at its core.

| Jun 12, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | May 20, 2003

Depois de capturar a imaginao do espectador com um incio envolvente e promissor, a histria se perde de forma irremedivel, desperdiando o imenso potencial de seus dois primeiros atos.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 7, 2003

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 5, 2003

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 17, 2003

Moody, stylish tale of heroin dealer John Leguizamo facing the white-collar world is a well-shot debut from Franc Reyes.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 11, 2003

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 9, 2003

Reyes has obviously seen Goodfellas 50 or 60 times.

Full Review | Jan 2, 2003

Yes, we're walking those mean streets again. Good thing we're taking a few unanticipated turns.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 23, 2002

Unfortunately, Empire is nothing more than an exhausting retread of the same cliched urban cautionary tale that waxes about rebellion and redemption.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 16, 2002

There isn't a redeeming character to be found in Empire which makes it awfully hard to enjoy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 12, 2002

What "Empire" lacks in depth it makes up for with its heart.

| Original Score: C+ | Dec 11, 2002