Empire State Movie Information

Movie Information

Overall Rank: 28130

Average Rating: 2/4

# of Ratings: 11

Theatrical Release Date: 03/19/2013

Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 09/03/2013

Language: English

Genre: Action, Drama

MPAA Rating: R

Director: Dito Montiel

Actors: Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Angarano, James Ransone, Emma Roberts, Nikki Reed

Plot: Two childhood friends think they have come up with the perfect plan to take down a lucrative armored car depository but they have to deal with veteran NYPD officer who is on to the scheme and a vengeful crime boss who is upset with the intrusion on his turf. -- Chris Kavan

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Chris Kavan
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A Heist in Need of Some Action

Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/30/2013

Empire State, at its core, has all the makings of a good film. You have story ripped from the headlines about the largest heist in U.S. history and a gaggle of interesting characters to go along with it. But despite the premise for an interesting story, things just don't come out as anything more than strictly average.

The set-up is nice - you have a young man looking to support his family by becoming a police officer. Too bad one mistake in his past means he no longer qualified for that position. Instead he winds up as a security guard for Empire State - and he quickly finds out that despite holding a huge stack of cash, the place is about as secure as a wet paper sack. Enter his highly energetic and loud-mouthed friend - he sees an opportunity and soon plans are in place to rob the …

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