Empire Records
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: September 22, 1995 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
EmpireCaroline Westbrook
For all its faults, the good-natured, quirky humour that this for the most part offers ultimately makes it very hard to dislike. Read full review
60
VarietyKen Eisner
A soundtrack in search of a movie, Empire Records is one teen-music effort that never finds a groove. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesDavid Kronke
The sun can't set too soon on this "Empire." [23 Oct 1995, Pg.F9]
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The film exists for its shots of telegenic youngsters busting loose to a bankable soundtrack, and it's the cheesy dialogue, overstuffed plot, and predictable character arcs that come across as superfluous. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Insubstantial, predictable and often dull, it's a dismaying move from director Allen Moyle, who displayed a real grasp of pulp energy in 1990's "Pump Up the Volume". Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyTy Burr
The movie is too blatant a throwback to crass '80s teen fodder to really work. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
If the movie is a lost cause, it may at least showcase actors who have better things ahead of them. Read full review
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