Edward Herrmann, Embeth Davidtz, Emile Hirsch
William Hundert, St. Benedict's assistant headmaster, practices what he teaches. Striving to inspire his students to live rightly, he's the kind of impassioned Classics professor who believes the hist...( read more
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I had read many great reviews for this film, but the main reason I sought it out was Sigourney Weaver. In an interview (I think she was talking about Imaginary Heroes) she mentioned it was the first time she noticed emile Hirsch as anup and coming young talent and really wantd to...( read more)
There are a handful of films that almost everyone, or at least a large number of people, in my generation like, appreciate, love or even worship. Two amongst them--bear with me, I might seem off my rocker for a moment here--are The Dead Poets Society and American Histor...( read more)
Really good, the classic tale of a great teacher with a troublesome student. Kevin Kline is always amazing!!
A magnificent movie. Funny and inspirational. Riveting and powerful. Kevin Kline is brilliant. Rich in character and tremdous in story.
What would turn out if "Quiz Show" and "Dead poets society" could be mixed together ? The answer is: "The Emperor's Club".
Although the first half is full of cliches, is quite enjoyable, the interaction between Hirsch and Kline works really well, but later in the movie, when acto...( read more)
Interesting and entretaining, with a cool scholar context (yay for roman history!), yet falls too easily into clichés, familiar characters, and a predictable story. It's still entretaining, gives good examples of values and anti values, the right and wrong, but doesn't gives anyt...( read more)
This movie was SO boring. I watched it because my people Jesse Eisenberg, Paul Dano, and Emile Hirsch were in it. I like Kevin Kline enough, too. Regardless, this movie sucked in the worst way - it was pointless and uninteresting. The best part about it, other than seeing Paul Da...( read more)
A substantial examination of character, morality and destiny. full review
Only two-fifths of a satisfying movie experience. full review
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 since... full review
Life, the movie concludes, is not as simple as most movies like it would have you believe, but it doesn't manage to make the characters complex enough to make this an insight rather than an axiom. full review
Hoffman sprays on the tears like a toxic mist. Avoid like the plague. full review
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