The Emperor's Club








“As Sedgewick, Emile Hirsch displays the arrogant bravado one expects from a bad seed; it's a characteristic that Joel Gretsch refines when he plays Sedgewick as a man.”—James Berardinelli, ReelViews

“Meanwhile, Hirsch effectively plays a student who teases us with the hope he can truly turn around; we actually root for him as much as we want to send him to his room without supper.”—Jeffrey Chen, Window to the Movies

“Hirsch, who looks a bit like the late River Phoenix, captures the right mix of bratty irreverence and childlike joy.”—Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle

“Particularly noteworthy is the work of Hirsch and Jesse Eisenberg. Both young actors fill their characters with life, leaving us with people, rather than stick figures.” –Forrest Hartman, Reno Gazette-Journal

“Hirsch's reactive face clearly registers every shade of emotion. If the kid were merely obnoxious, there'd be no movie, but Hirsch beguiles the audience, just as Sedgewick beguiles his teacher.”—Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

“But Hirsch ("The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys") hits all the right notes as the younger Bell, illustrating just how seductive -- there's really no other word to describe it -- rebellious bad boys can be for both those who wish they could emulate them and those who want to "redeem" them.”—Joe Leydon, San Francisco Examiner

“Hirsch, who earned a name for himself in the amazing The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, is a tremendous physical actor: watch his face in the scene where Kline threatens to call his father.”—Eugene Novikov, Ultimate Movies!

“As for Hirsch, he has a making for a fine young actor who can soak up some complexity given material worthy of his abilities.”—Frank Ochieng, Movie Eye
















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