Review of Emperor (2012) by Eric H — 30 Jul 2013
What went wrong with this film? Budget was generous. Tommy Lee Jones. Interesting topic. EMPEROR's glaring fault is a love subplot so totally divorced from the rest of the storyline that the cuts to romance are groan inducing.
The love interests have zero chemistry and generate about as much passion as kidney dialysis. The lead male apparently matriculated in his mid- thirties then grew younger and became an Army general. All of which MIGHT have been overlooked if the pursuit of the Emperor and Japanese culprits contained some intrigue, suspense or surprise.
Nope. Basic Wikipedia page with a few reenactments tossed in. With nothing but skill and talent in basic film making, dialog, characterization, etc., this could have been a fine movie. Instead it's a paint-by-numbers project.
This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Eric H on 30 Jul 2013.
Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.
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