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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 06 Mar 2013

Handsomely shot but narratively stagnant, with platitude-filled dialogue and mostly listless performances…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 06 Mar 2013

Missed opportunity to dramatize effectively a little known, potentially intriguing chapter in American-Japanese history…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 06 Mar 2013

The real star of the film is the magnetic, forceful and charismatic Matthew Fox, who steals the entire film as easily as if he were pitching…

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By Ken Hanke (2,234) for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (2,247) on 05 Mar 2013

The first release of 2013 I'd put on the must-see list…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Village Voice (8,525) on 05 Mar 2013

Given its true-life basis, the story is already devoid of suspense regarding Hirohito’s ultimate fate, and Fellers’s inquiry is made more…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 04 Mar 2013

Tommy Lee Jones gives us a saltier version of MacArthur than the image-conscious general ever let on to…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 02 Mar 2013

Emperor doesn't rule with an iron fist, but Tommy Lee Jones is just too entertaining to ignore - even if he barely changed his persona to play…

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By Mark Ellis (362) for Schmoes Know (710) on 28 Feb 2013

Memorable because of the historical events upon which it's based, Emperor succeeds in adding human faces to a time when the vague atrocities…

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By Kristian Harloff (339) for Schmoes Know (710) on 28 Feb 2013

It certainly has no lack of interesting subject matter, but Emperor fails to generate the investment required for such an undertaking…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 26 Feb 2013

Effectively combines romance with historical fiction about the question of what to do with Emperor Hirohito after the Japanese surrender in 1945…

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