Review of Emperor (2012) by Trent A — 12 Mar 2013

Pretty good movie and interesting history. had some flaws and certainly will get lost in the shuffle, but decent.

This review of Emperor (2012) was written by Trent A on 12 Mar 2013.

Emperor has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Leon B (942) on 11 Mar 2014

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

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By John Q (76) on 17 Oct 2013

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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 Joe W (560) on 15 Oct 2013

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By Jordon J (666) 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 Lance S (143) on 10 Nov 2013

This movie had an honest chance to be great, there was so much history at work here, a chance to tell the story of what happened in Japan after…

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