Empire of Light
R
6.7
2022
1 hr 55 min
Drama
, Romance
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
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- Cast：
- Olivia Colman , Micheal Ward , Toby Jones , Colin Firth , Tom Brooke , Tanya Moodie , Hannah Onslow
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everything you have heard about this movie is true.
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I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
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The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
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It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
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