Review of Empire State

Empire State (2013)
7/10
True Story
20 October 2013
A really great cast, though most (if not all) of the female talent at hand gets a bit shortcut. It's nice to see "Thor's" brother playing a Greek immigrant, but even better seeing real immigrants playing/acting out those parts (Chris Diamantopoulos to name one). The latter gets also a bit shortcut, for the greater good/story. Dwayne Johnson has a smaller, but still significant part in all this. I could continue listing the actors involved here (Jerry Ferrara and more), but that would be unfair to the really intriguing story the movie tells.

It's also a really good central performance. With a Greek family picture that makes sense. There is some violence and there is some "real" footage (by that I mean footage of the real person/main character) at the end of the movie. I would've thought this playing in Cinemas, at least in America.
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