Empire of Silver (2011)
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 7
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Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 2
No consensus yet.
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China, 1899. In a land of exquisite beauty and timeless tradition a hedonistic young man known as 'Third Master' is the heir to a banking empire he cares little about. However, after his brother's wife is kidnapped he reluctantly submits to the pressure of his title as well as his overbearing father, Lord Kang. Lord Kang is determined to prepare his son for financial leadership by molding Third Master into his own image. The ruthless businessman's unethical practices do not sit well with Third
Cast
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Aaron Kwok
Third Master -
Zhang Tie Lin
Master Kang -
Lei Hao
Madame Kang -
Jennifer Tilly
Mrs. Landdeck -
Ding Zhi Cheng
Manager Qiu -
Zhen Yu Lei
Manager Dai -
King Shih-chieh
Manager Liu -
Hou Tong Jiang
Manager Sun -
Tien Niu
Yu Feng -
Zhong Lu
Lu Sao -
Shi Xiao Man
Lao Xia -
Shi Da Sheng
First Master -
Wang De Shun
Bodyguard Chang You -
Chang Lan Tian
Eunuch -
Jonathan Kos-Read
Pastor Landdeck -
John Paisley
Dr. Wilson -
Hei Zi
Second Master -
Li Yi Xiao
Fourth Mistress -
Du Jiang
Fourth Master -
Wang Shuang
Third Mistress -
Guo Tao
Bandit Head -
Wu Xiu Fang
San Xi -
Chai Jin
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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (7)
What, if anything, the film's final burst of idealism offers universally is hard to say. But it feels good to see in these acrimonious days.
Top CriticThough written too broadly to serve as the powerful allegorical tale writer/director Christina Yao intends, this historical epic is just compelling enough to be taken on its own terms.
Occasionally muddled and always melodramatic, yet it's pictorially compelling, thanks to dramatic locations and exacting art direction.
Makes for unwieldy melodrama, rather than the enthralling epic it might have been.
[A] weirdly engaging tale of banking and bad behavior...
Epic in sweep and scale and packs in enough incident to cover two "Godfather" movies.
Unwieldy Chinese melodrama shows money can't buy love.
The complicated romance that punctuates the story adds spice (and a twist), but it's a film essentially about the banking family and their machinations at a time of rapid change in China
High production values, gorgeous sets and costumes, excellent lighting and cinematography, plus the spirited playing of Aaron Kwok as the Third Master.
Handsome Chinese costume actioner mixing power struggles, financial crises and romance a century ago may impress American audiences, but story overkill and subtleties of Chinese culture and history confound.
A beautiful but stolid, screamingly boring period piece with acting so wooden as to invite unfavorable comparison to a collection of popsicle sticks.
Handsomely mounted and packed with interesting historical details, Empire of Silver unfortunately falls short on providing emotionally rich drama
A dazzlingly visual film, one marked by a thoughtful approach to a tale of business and interpersonal intrigue.
Stateliness begets inertia in Empire of Silver, a turn-of-the-century Chinese epic whose reserved tone and regal atmosphere is suffocating.
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Foreign Titles
- Empire of Silver (Baiyin diguo) (DE)
- Empire of Silver (Baiyin diguo) (UK)
