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Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Reviews
67
Dec 8, 2022

We may come to Empire of Light like moths to a flame but, ultimately, the film’s glow lacks incandescence.

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Metacritic review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
50
Dec 8, 2022

For all its obvious love of movies and of the shared experience of watching movies, Empire of Light is a decidedly downbeat effort that tries to say too much and ultimately winds up saying very little.

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Metacritic review by Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
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Dec 8, 2022

By the end of Light, Mendes has taken his message a little too literally.

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Paste Magazine
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