| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 3/10) |
| The Emperor's Club was originally going to be called The Palace Thief, after
the Ethan Canin short story upon which it's based, but the film's producers
must have reasoned, "Heck, we've already ripped off Dead Poet's Society; we
may as well pinch its...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C) |
| EMPEROR'S CLUB, THE (director: Michael Hoffman; screenwriters: from the short
story The Palace Thief by Ethan Canin/Neil Tolkin; cinematographer: Lajos
Koltai; editor: Harvey Rosenstock; music: James Newton Howard; cast: Kevin Kline
(William Hundert),...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 5/5) |
| Not just a retread of the Privilege Academy rah-rah club of the Dead
Poets Society, (an understandable misconception) The Emperor's Club
is a beautiful movie with many layers and a message that bears
listening to. Kevin Kline is a revered teacher,...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper (Rating: 2/5) |
| THE EMPEROR'S CLUB (2002)
Rated PG-13; running time 109 minutes
Studio: Universal Pictures
Genre: Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.theemperorsclub.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0283530
Written...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "The Emperor's Club" (Universal Pictures)
If you're looking for a movie that appeals to the whole family - from
kids to grandparents - without sex, violence, special effects or lots of action
- a film that celebrates...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C-) |
| St. Benedict assistant headmaster William Hundert (Kevin Kline) strives to
not only inspire his students with classical Greek and Roman history, but
mold their character. In 1972, rich senator's son Sedgewick Bell (Emile
Hirsch, "The Dangerous Lives of...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| THE EMPEROR'S CLUB is a very traditional and completely satisfying film that is
something of a combination of DEAD POETS SOCIETY and MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS. By far
and away, the best and most enjoyable aspect of the production is Kevin Kline's
reserved and...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
| CAPSULE: Kevin Kline takes on a Mr. Chips sort of
role as a teacher who champions traditional values
and integrity at a posh boys' school. This leads
him to a piece of unfinished business many years
later when some of his...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: D) |
| William Hundert (Kevin Kline) has long been the capable assistant
headmaster at St. Benedict's Academy for Boys. He is also a dedicated
teacher of the classics and works hard to open the minds of his wards to
such works as Aristotle, Socrates and Julius...more |
| The Emperor's Club Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3/4) |
| Rating out of 4 stars: 3
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Pictures/Beacon Pictures
Director: Michael Hoffman
Writer: Neil Tolkin, short story by Ethan Canin
Cast: Kevin Kline, Steven Culp, Embeth Davidtz, Patrick
Dempsey, Joel Gretsch, Edward...more |
