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Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2003)

Let's see what we have here: Anthony LaPaglia losing his store and his hair, Liv Tyler on speed throwing her virginity at a George Michael wannabe, a pre-superstar Renee Zellweger as the slut with a heart of gold, Robin Tunney as a slit-wrist Sinead O'Connor, Debi Mazar as the night manager, Ethan Embry being killed by GWAR, and GREASE 2's Maxwell Caulfield as a hair-impaired pop icon wannabe. And the funny thing is, we've all known these people ... and in some way, we've all been to Empire Records (for me, it's the legendary Princeton Record Exchange).
So, the film has the cast, it has the "feel", and it certainly has the music. Sadly it also lacks any real story and that is what stops the film from reaching the heights of a BARBERSHOP or ALMOST FAMOUS.
8 out of 10.