Do not raise your expectations cos of the cast and budget. The film is based on a true story about a heist that took place at Empire State armored truck company. They will also have to watch out for the big mafia criminals who wouldn't appreciate a heist taking place in their area without their knowledge. Even though action types like the Rock and Liam Hemsworth of the Hunger Games are the main stars, don't expect an action movie with thrills and fast paced action. The best parts were in the trailer, which itself is misleading. After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis Liam Hemsworth , settles for a security guard job with the Empire State Armored Truck Company. The beginning of the film sets the right mood and tone with an incredible 80's vibe bringing out some nostalgic memories.
He was far too good to have such a small part in this movie. For example, if our weekly retail survey estimates that a particular title sold 1% of all units that week, and the industry reports sales of 1,500,000 units in total, we will estimate 15,000 units were sold of that title. I wasn't entirely sure about Liam Hemsworth playing a Greek character, but boy did he do a good job. In 1992, the original negative was rediscovered and used to make new prints of the film. Michael Angarano puts up a believable and torn character despite being an ass you really feel for him. The cops have to assume it.
This is the result of slacking production. Was it supposed to add to the character? Emma Roberts has been hardly given any screen time. Parental Guidance: Plenty of F-bombs. To me, he utterly ruins the movie for the way his character is written and portrayed may get a rise out of you, but he never entertains you. Usually anything that rates lower than a 6.
There are no action scenes, no comedy scenes, just some boring backgrounds with randomly placed actors talking to each other with much development of the story. His father is not that lucky because he also loses his job for a little dispute between his son and his boss. The complete film consists of ten reels, each lasting approximately 48 minutes when projected in slow motion at 16 frames per second as specified by Warhol. Andy Warhol Films: Newspaper Adverts 1964-1974. This little flaw illustrates the ambitions of both the actor, the crew, the director and also the overall quality of the movie very well, in my opinion. Then he goes on a shopping spree with his totally idiotic retarded brother Eddie in a hip club in town, people are wondering how in hell he's got so much money to spend, Eddie clearly says in front of 3 girls that his brother stole the money where he works but of course everybody get away with this. Also, only a genius would hide the money in the trunk of his brother's car trunk right? One night, being on duty Chris discovers many flaws in the security system of the bank and tells Eddie about this.
My main problem with Empire State is how bland it is. The company has to assume it and all should change their plans accordingly. Palmer had been staying on the roof of Mekas's and had an impressive nighttime view of the tower, which was only a few blocks away. Therefore, despite the good performances, the screenplay is badly written and waste the good cast. Also, only a genius would hide the money in the trunk of his brother's car trunk right? Then during the failed robbery attempt by strangers he sees Chris Potamitis calling someone on the phone but there are no reasons to become highly suspicious right? But, while Chris' dream of becoming a cop fails, at least, unlike his father, he gets a decent job as a security guard for an armored car company named Empire.
On the other size, Chris Potamitis is shown as a naive and quite innocent victim of the heist but it is hard to believe in this character. It consists of a stationary view toward the Empire State Building lasting the entirety of the running time. It does start out okay, with some decent acting. Cinematography took place overnight on July 24—25, 1964. Stealing the money might not be such an easy task as Eddie and Chris believe it to be. Montiel hasn't had much success in his films, but somehow he always manages to work with a high profile cast; if he doesn't do something different he is going to have a short career as a director.
I couldn't tell if Hemsworth was nice, a pushover or a thug. Plus this film also shows how bad Liam Hemsworth is doing in his films compared to his brother Chris Hemsworth Thor. I give it such a high rating because it is inspired by a true event, has drop of humor, shows what weak where the protection of valuable items back them, letting a dog do some of the job and if you have 90 minutes of boredom this movie will successfully cover. In 1966, Warhol and his colleagues began producing multimedia events featuring. It even has a good cast, although only one of them seemed to be actually trying. I came across to Empire State totally by accident.
Gregory Battcock a critic who was part of Warhol's circle and appears in several of his films , connected the film with other works by Warhol in terms of its focus on a subject the viewer already generally knows. He isn't charismatic enough like his real-life brother, Chris Thor to take on a lead role. A few days' later 2 low life losers come and want to purchase for 8 million of drugs. He is the classic idiot side kick who messes everything up. The casting of Liam Hemsworth as Chris the security guard is strange. Mekas's article about the shooting printed in the Village Voice the next week describes a lighthearted night of film making, with Warhol discoursing on the Empire State Building as the most prominent site in New York, visited by celebrities and tourists alike, and various people in the room imploring Warhol to pan the camera. This has got to be one of the worst heist movies I have ever seen.
The characters are completely one dimensional and cardboard copies and the film is completely predictable. I rented this because of the actors names to be totally honest. The consumer spending estimate is based on the average sales price for the title in the retailers we survey. Final Thoughts: A rather mundane account of a true story. But, again, Eddie's involvement only leads you to despise the character, hate yourself for watching the movie, and slightly reminds you why some people, or maybe just me, only know Michael Angarano for dating Kristen Stewart. None of the characters are likable or even interesting. The execution is lacking and the movie is full of clichés and mediocrity.
Running time 485 minutes Country United States Language Silent Empire is a 1964 black-and-white experimental documentary silent film by. Mechanical projectors capable of showing the film at 16 frames per second have become rarer since the 1970s, with most current machines capable of a minimum speed of 18 frames per second; viewed at this rate, the film is about 7 hours and 10 minutes long. This little flaw illustrates the ambitions of both the actor, the crew, the director and also the overall quality of the movie very well, in my opinion. Some care and passion in the production process would have created a better product. I can't understand why he did this one but as they say every action star has a through bad films. Not even the Rock could save this one. You hear about the heist of the century for 8 million dollars.