Can't Make My Mind Up!

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2011)

Empire of the Sun is one of those movies I could not tell whether it was good or bad. I gave it an 8 simply because I liked this somewhat and it is a Spielberg film. Yes I know, I'm biased when it comes to Steven Spielberg.
This is about the life of one young, British boy spending his days in a Japanese internment camp in China.
The acting in this film is curious. I thought Bale did a good job, but I downrighted hated his character. I felt no sympathy for him since he is a world-class brat. On the other hand, John Malkovich did a splendid job. I was surprised that I saw Ben Stiller to a film like this.
There were some scenes that went way too long and some I have no idea what happened. I didn't even realize that four years go by in the film.
But the cinematography and score stand out. There were many great camera shots and John Williams always make a good score.
Overall, this is a good but not great film. This is one of Spielberg's weaker efforts. I only rate this movie this high because of reasons fore-mentioned. I rate this film a 8/10.