A visual splendor, a heroic adventurousness and an immense scope that make it unforgettable.Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
Spielberg has energized each frame with allusive legerdemain and an intelligent density of images and emotions.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
Empire of the Sun remains a solidly engaging story of heroism in the face of adversity, as filtered through the eyes of a boy obsessed with planes and flight.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Empire of the Sun adds up to a promising idea, a carefully observed production and some interesting performances.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Jay Carr
Empire of the Sun is an imperfect film, but at its best it's grand and haunting in ways that only a movie can be. [11 Dec 1987]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Hal Hinson
Though Empire of the Sun is a profoundly perplexing, frustrating object, there are things in it to marvel at and enjoy.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Sheila Benson
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. [09 Dec 1987]Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
A faithful, technically brilliant, but also dramatically malnourished film of J.G. Ballard's popular World War II novel. [08 Dec 1987]Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Howe
Behind the trademark fancy package is a troubling sensibility, too. Spielberg seems unable to come to terms with anything real.Read Full Review »
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