Empire (2002) (R)

Quicklook Rating★½

synopsis

Victor Rosa runs a successful "street pharmaceutical" business that peddles a high-in-demand heroin mix, which he has named "Empire". His beautiful fiancee, Carmen, a Baruch College student, befriends a classmate who has an investment-banker boyfriend named Jack Wimmer. Victor meets Jack, and they instantly connect. Both are hard-core businessmen from two different sides of the legal fence. When Jack offers Victor a piece of the action on the stock market, Victor finally sees that this could be his ticket out of the violent streets of the South Bronx--and so, he jumps at the opportunity. But there is a bigger price to be paid than clean money for his gorgeous new Soho lifestyle. For the first time, Victor is confronted with a price tag that he will find very difficult to pay.

details

Drama
1 hr. 30 min.
Opened January 1st, 2002

director

Franc Reyes

writer

Franc Reyes

MovieGoer Review

A Latino drug dealer attempts to go legit, only to discover that legitimacy isn't always what it seems.

Story

Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo) is a Latino drug dealer from the East Bronx and a very good businessman, in his... MORE

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synopsis

Victor Rosa runs a successful "street pharmaceutical" business that peddles a high-in-demand heroin mix, which he has named "Empire". His beautiful fiancee, Carmen, a Baruch College student, befriends a classmate who has an investment-banker boyfriend named Jack Wimmer. Victor meets Jack, and they instantly connect. Both are hard-core businessmen from two different sides of the legal fence. When Jack offers Victor a piece of the action on the stock market, Victor finally sees that this could be his ticket out of the violent streets of the South Bronx--and so, he jumps at the opportunity. But there is a bigger price to be paid than clean money for his gorgeous new Soho lifestyle. For the first time, Victor is confronted with a price tag that he will find very difficult to pay.

details

Drama
1 hr. 30 min.
Opened January 1st, 2002

director

Franc Reyes

writer

Franc Reyes

MovieGoer Review

A Latino drug dealer attempts to go legit, only to discover that legitimacy isn't always what it seems.

Story

Victor Rosa (John Leguizamo) is a Latino drug dealer from the East Bronx and a very good businessman, in his... MORE