Review of Emperor (2012) by Jerry H — 09 Mar 2013

No movie can be bad with Tommy Lee Jones in it!! He was robbed of a Supporting Academy Award for his role in Lincoln!!!

This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Jerry H on 09 Mar 2013.

Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Noah B (300) on 19 Feb 2014

Just a dull procedural, with the bland Matthew Fox driving around in a jeep and asking questions and not having them answered. I say SKIP IT…

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By Joseph B (617) on 02 Aug 2015

Emperor is one huge disappointment that fails to stay true to the plot and spends more time telling some other story in endless flashbacks…

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By Foong M (67) on 11 Jul 2014

It's passable as a made for TV drama, complete with a feel good ending…

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By Gordon C (275) on 07 Nov 2013

It was slow but the story was very interesting. and well done…

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By Sylvester E (218) on 26 Oct 2013

An interesting Piece of history. I enjoyed this film very much. I believe Emperor deserves much better than 31% fresh…

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By Bob B (485) on 05 Oct 2013

I must admit that this movie is not bad and it stays true to the historical events as much as possible…

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By Mark Jackson (231) for Epoch Times (337) on 19 Jun 2016

Imagine if POTUS was considered by U.S. citizenry to be a living god. Japanese emperors were…

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By Leon B (942) on 11 Mar 2014

Finally a modern film since saving private Ryan that does WWll justice…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 10 Oct 2013

Emperor will do well enough. But if you want a more nuanced take on the same events, check out Alexander Sokurov's extraordinary The Sun…

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By Andrew S (3,174) on 17 Jun 2014

Emperor follows the events directly after the Second World War and the subsequent hunt and trials for war crimes during the war…

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