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NUMBERS
Box Office: $13,954,465
VHS Rentals: $860,000
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CONSENSUS
Though Kline is excellent in his portrayal of Hundert, the movie is too dull and sentimental to distinguish itself from other titles in its genre.
CAST & CREW
Kevin Kline, Emile Hirsch, Steven Culp
Directed by Michael Hoffman
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SYNOPSIS
At St. Benedict's prep school, the boys are disciplined, mannered, and ready to learn. But when a bad apple enters the classroom of the well-respected Mr. Hundert (Kevin Kline), chaos ensues. more...
MPAA RATING
PG-13, some sexual content
RUNTIME
1 hour, 50 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Nov 22, 2002
Video: May 6, 2003
RELEASE COMPANY
Universal Pictures
GENRE
Dramas, Coming Of Age, Teachers
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Emperor's Club Site
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PARENTS EVALUATION
TRAILER & MEDIA
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 "We've seen it all before in one form or another, but director Hoffman, with great help from Kevin Kline, makes us care about this latest reincarnation of the world's greatest teacher."
-- Boo Allen, DENTON RECORD CHRONICLE (TX)
"An interesting story with a pertinent (cinematically unique) message, told fairly well and scored to perfection, I found myself struggling to put my finger on that elusive "missing thing.""
-- Ross Anthony, HOLLYWOOD REPORT CARD
 "Let's issue a moratorium, effective immediately, on treacly films about inspirational prep-school professors and the children they so heartwarmingly motivate."
-- Rod Armstrong, REEL.COM
"[Kline's] utterly convincing -- and deeply appealing -- as a noble teacher who embraces a strict moral code, and as a flawed human being who can't quite live up to it."
-- William Arnold, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"A delicate balance of nostalgia and contemporary themes win out over scripting pregnant with cinematic schmaltz."
-- Jeanne Aufmuth, PALO ALTO WEEKLY
"Buries an interesting storyline about morality and the choices we make underneath such a mountain of clichés and borrowed images that it might more accurately be titled Mr. Chips off the Old Block."
-- Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"What's at stake in this film is nothing more than an obsolete, if irritating, notion of class."
-- Jay Boyar, ORLANDO SENTINEL
"The ill-conceived modern-day ending falls flat where it should deliver a moral punch."
-- Jordana Brown, CITYSEARCH
"The ending feels at odds with the rest of the film."
-- Jeffrey Bruner, DES MOINES REGISTER
"A film without surprise geared toward maximum comfort and familiarity."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
"...the efforts of its star, Kline, to lend some dignity to a dumb story are for naught."
-- Robin Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"This is NOT a retread of "Dead Poets' Society.""
-- Linda Cook, QUAD CITY TIMES (DAVENPORT, IA)
"The Emperor's Club, ruthless in its own placid way, finds one of our most conservative and hidebound movie-making traditions and gives it new texture, new relevance, new reality."
-- Nick Davis, NICK'S FLICK PICKS
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"The Emperor's Club is one of those films that possesses all the good intentions in the world, but ..."
-- Brian J. Arthurs, BEACH REPORTER (SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA)
"Its valuable message makes it a must-see for children and teenagers, and even more so for those callous adults who have become casually corrupt in their efforts to simply get through life."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"A movie that seems motivated more by a desire to match mortarboards with Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting than by its own story."
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"For all the charm of Kevin Kline and a story that puts old-fashioned values under the microscope, there's something creepy about this movie."
-- Liz Braun, JAM! MOVIES
"A four star performance from Kevin Kline who unfortunately works with a two star script."
-- Gary Brown, HOUSTON COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
"An old-fashioned drama of substance about a teacher's slide down the slippery slope of dishonesty after an encounter with the rich and the powerful who have nothing but disdain for virtue."
-- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH
"Makes the case for a strong education and good teachers being more valuable in the way they help increase an average student's self-esteem, and not strictly in the knowledge imparted."
-- Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES
"director Hoffman, his writer and Kline's agent should serve detention"
-- Laura Clifford, REELING REVIEWS
"When Mr. Hundert tells us in his narration that 'this is a story without surprises,' we nod in agreement."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"Report card: Doesn't live up to the exalted tagline - there's definite room for improvement. Doesn't deserve a passing grade (even on a curve)."
-- Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, THEMOVIECHICKS.COM
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ROTTEN 46%
Avg. Rating: 5.8/10 |
"It dares to be a little different, and that shading is what makes it worthwhile."
-- James Berardinelli, JAMES BERARDINELLI'S REELVIEWS
"Only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience."
-- Ty Burr, BOSTON GLOBE
"You don't have to be an especially tough grader to give a charitable B-minus to The Emperor's Club."
-- Mike Clark, USA TODAY
"A sentimental mess that never rings true."
-- Randy Cordova, ARIZONA REPUBLIC
"Hoffman waits too long to turn his movie in an unexpected direction, and even then his tone retains a genteel, prep-school quality that feels dusty and leatherbound."
-- Robert Denerstein, DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS
"Kline's performance shows a deep understanding of the character, who is, after all, better than most teachers, and most men. We care for him, not because he is perfect, but because he regrets so sincerely that he is not."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"Kline's powerful and even daring portrayal may be wrapped inside a fairly traditional movie, but it's definitely worth seeking out."
-- Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
"In the name of an allegedly inspiring and easily marketable flick, The Emperor's Club turns a blind eye to the very history it pretends to teach."
-- Rick Groen, GLOBE AND MAIL
"The film has the uncanny ability to right itself precisely when you think it's in danger of going wrong."
-- Eric Harrison, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
"This isn't a stand up and cheer flick; it's a sit down and ponder affair. And thanks to Kline's superbly nuanced performance, that pondering is highly pleasurable."
-- Desson Howe, WASHINGTON POST
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"Much smarter and more attentive than it first sets out to be."
-- Mark Dujsik, MARK REVIEWS MOVIES
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* Certain "The Emperor's Club" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
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