Movie Information
Overall Rank: 29744
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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Rating of
2/4
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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