Empire of Silver
China Lion Film Distribution | Release Date: June 2, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanJun 3, 2011
The most interesting threads aren't political but personal, with a melodramatic romance providing some well-earned tears. Your final thoughts, however, are likely to concern Jennifer Tilly, who's so bizarrely miscast as a severe missionary that her presence becomes its own distraction. Read full review
60
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisJun 2, 2011
This weirdly engaging tale of banking and bad behavior makes 19th-century China look uncomfortably like 21st-century America. Read full review
50
Washington PostMark JenkinsJun 9, 2011
The movie is occasionally muddled and always melodramatic, yet it's pictorially compelling, thanks to dramatic locations and exacting art direction. Read full review
50
Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyJun 6, 2011
An historical drama so swamped by its soap opera crescendos, no resonant story can survive the wet. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonJun 1, 2011
It's decent, exoticized pulp with a porcelain veneer, and should be consumed idly. Read full review
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