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2002

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Starring	John Leguizamo, Denise Richards, Peter Sarsgaard, Delilah Cotto
Director	Franc Reyes
Genres	Thriller

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EMPIRE, the debut film from director-writer Frank Reyes is a Latin GOODFELLAS, chronicling the rise and fall of Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo), a Puerto Rican drug-dealer working the violent streets of the South Bronx. With an eye for money and a head for business, Victor dreams of one day achieving the wealth and success of a legitimate businessman. When Victor discovers that his girlfriend Carmen (Delilah Cruz) is pregnant, he jumps at the chance to give up the dangerous drug trade and joins forces with two new friends, Jack (Peter Skarsgaard)--a flashy Wall Street Investment banker, and his girlfriend Trish (Denise Richards). Jack offers Victor a new way of life and promises him access to "sure thing" investments. Eager to go legit, Victor quickly embraces Jack's standards of living. He gives up the streets of the Bronx for Jack's slick Soho loft and moves into the fast-talking, money-driven world of Wall Street. However, Carmen misses the warmth and familiarity of her roots in the South Bronx and Victor is torn between his own ambition and his desire to please her. Ultimately, he realises too late that Jack and Trish are not all who they seem to be, and his best-laid plans begin to falter as he is forced to accept the magnitude of their betrayal.

Starring	John Leguizamo, Denise Richards, Peter Sarsgaard, Delilah Cotto, Vincent Laresca, Sonia Braga, Isabella Rossellini
Director	Franc Reyes
Studio	UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 35 mins
Certificate
Genres	Thriller
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 20 Oct 2003

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  Very much style over substance. The film is really let down by the insertion of a "twist" so predictable that you assume it won't happen. Not ... read more »
  
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  this was an ok film found a bit hard to follow but someone else would think it was great, give a try
  
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  Predictable
  
  Predictable, I must start reading reviews first, as seem to pick awful films...
  
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  A fantastic film.Alot to take in, but I found this very entertaining. Well worth a watch. I have even asdded this to my dvd collection
  
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  EMPIRE, the debut film from director-writer Frank Reyes is a Latin GOODFELLAS, chronicling the rise and fall of Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo), a Puerto Rican drug-dealer working the violent streets of the South Bronx. With an eye for money and a head for business, Victor dreams of one day achieving ...