| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...lacks the zest and it goes for a plot twist instead of trusting the material." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"Seldom has a tribute been this transparent or derivative." more... |
C |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"Empire has its moments, but this story, even in recycled form, has been done much better before..." more... |
C |
| E! Online |
"...strikes out with a lot of life lessons we already know and stuff we've all seen before." more... |
C- |
filmcritic.com
Amit Asaravala |
"It works as a shoot-em-up flick, but doesn't quite reach the next level." more... |
B- |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"John Leguizamo is superb as a drug kingpin who realizes all too well the precariousness of his existence." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...panders to its audience by glorifying drug dealing and violence in all-too-depressingly familiar ways." more... |
C |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...leaves no cliché unturned..." more... |
D+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a gangster movie with the capacity to surprise." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"The thing looks like a made-for-home-video quickie..." more... |
D- |
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