Review of Empire of the Sun (1987) by Sheila Benson for Los Angeles Times — 27 Dec 1996
For all its good intentions, for the thrillingly staged moments in the film's first quarter-for all the sweeping movement of thousands of people streaming through the streets of Shanghai-and for all its not-inconsiderable craft, the film's grave problem is a lack of central heating: We don't have a single character to warm up to.
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This review of Empire of the Sun (1987) was written by Sheila Benson and published by Los Angeles Times on 27 Dec 1996.
Empire of the Sun has generally received very positive reviews.
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