Empire of Silver

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Audience Member well crafted historical epic that is gorgous to look at Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review walter m In "Empire of Silver," business is good for Master Kang(Tielin Zhang) and his banking empire, even with Manager Qui(Zhicheng Ding) being fired for embezzlement. On the personal side, there is the wedding of Kang's son, Fourth Master, who goes on his honeymoon with his new bride. And then everything hits the fan. By the time the smoke clears, the bride is dead, along with a couple of other people, Second Master is seriously wounded and Fourth Master has a nervous breakdown. That leaves Third Master(Aaron Kwok) having to take responsibility for once in his life. "Empire of Silver" is set at the time of Boxer Rebellion, involving a banking dynasty and all the soap opera that goes along with that. That's more than enough material for a ten hour miniseries, much less a two hour movie like this one. So, it is no surprise that some of this story feels rushed and fractured at times. But as long as the movie remains clear about showing how one cannot be in total control of the future no matter how much one tries to manipulate events, then all is well, especially considering the handsome production. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Frances H Moving family saga told against a background of the greatest changes in the history of China. Wonderful acting and sweeping cinematography. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/14 Full Review Audience Member Too episodic, which makes it hard to follow the story. Too many times I had no idea what was going on. Too much material to cram into just one movie. With so many characters, it's often hard to tell them apart. Great potential, but falls short. Not terrible, just not great. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member i bothered with it for the colours and the richness of the visual scenes. Perhaps Christina Yao tried to do too much with it. Either leave the love story or minimise it and make it a film about the banking business, the changing turbulent times and its effect on the survival instincts on people etc. Or be brave and do the full epic heart wrenching love tale that may be more satisfying for all concerned. ps:- Why hasn't Aaron Kwok's mandarin improved? Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Epic! A must see for every bankers out there... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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