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A Heist in Need of Some Action
Chris Kavan - wrote on 08/30/2013
Empire State, at its core, has all the makings of a good film. You have story ripped from the headlines about the largest heist in U.S. history and a gaggle of interesting characters to go along with it. But despite the premise for an interesting story, things just don't come out as anything more than strictly average.
The set-up is nice - you have a young man looking to support his family by becoming a police officer. Too bad one mistake in his past means he no longer qualified for that position. Instead he winds up as a security guard for Empire State - and he quickly finds out that despite holding a huge stack of cash, the place is about as secure as a wet paper sack. Enter his highly energetic and loud-mouthed friend - he sees an opportunity and soon plans are in place to rob the …
