...a mostly watchable comedy that never quite becomes as engaging (or memorable) as one might’ve hoped...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 4, 2024

The film is a story of independent spirits battling a soulless corporation, produced without any apparent self-awareness by Regency Enterprises for Warner Bros; a soulless corporation.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Sep 17, 2024

An anecdotal comedy like this lives or dies on the charisma of its ensemble, and this is a decidedly fun group to spend 90 minutes with.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 1, 2022

A box office flop that became a much-loved cult hit, the movie's flaws are the very things that have endeared it to fans over the years.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 8, 2021

The biggest audience laugh at a recent showing came when a guy deadpanned, "This movie speaks for our generation." The sun can't set too soon on this Empire.

| Mar 29, 2019

If Clerks were written by 온라인카지노추천 hacks, it might feel something like this.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 29, 2019

It was never on the cards that Allan Moyle, the director of Pump Up the Volume, would deliver an authentic study of modern youth with his new film Empire Records. But the picture is barely even set on this planet, let alone in this era.

| Mar 29, 2019

A lousy comic drama about the efforts of some independent record store employees to maintain the integrity of their business.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Mar 29, 2019

Likeable if faintly preposterous.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 29, 2019

The movie is too blatant a throwback to crass '80s teen fodder to really work.

| Original Score: C- | Mar 29, 2019

A great nineties film-if you never actually experienced the nineties.

| Jan 1, 2019

Empire Records strikes a chord with people because of not in spite of its flaws. It's a fun, immensely enjoyable celebration of the irrepressible optimism of youth.

| Dec 13, 2018

A sweetheart of a movie, enough to make up for its clattering screenplay.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 27, 2017

It's high on charm and low on quality; the writing is pedestrian at best, the characters are paper-thin, and director Allan Moyle lets the music do the heavy lifting.

| May 28, 2016

Insubstantial, predictable and often dull.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 11, 2008

A soundtrack in search of a movie, Empire Records is one teen-music effort that never finds a groove.

| Aug 11, 2008

One of the hippest and most enjoyable movies of the 90s. This ROCKS!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 19, 2008

Lovably sloppy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 14, 2007

Overall, fatally ersatz but good natured at heart.

| Jan 26, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 14, 2005