So bad it almost made me cry

Rating: 1/10 (28 October 2007)

I think very highly of Mr Spielberg. After having seen Schindlers List and Saving Private Ryan (and many more films by him), I expected Empire of the Sun to be a rather safe choice.
Well, I absolutely couldn't stand watching more than 30 minutes of this abomination of a movie. I admit that not having seen all of it may seem to make my opinion less valid, but let me add that this is the first time ever I have been so disgusted and annoyed by any movie. I am usually very forgiving and don't mind a flawed film if it has some redeeming qualities. But this... Every single line of dialog and every bit of acting made me cringe. The main character, an incredibly dumb, mean and arrogant kid is by far the most annoying character I have ever seen. And yes, I have seen Jar Jar Binks. I stopped watching when I found myself thinking that even if the remaining two hours of the film would be scenes of this kid being tortured, it wouldn't make up for what was done to me in the first 30 minutes.