Napoleon

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2023-11-24

If you want to learn about Napoleon, pick up a book or watch a documentary. If you want a historical romp that's as bawdy as it is bloody, Scott's film is a pleasing diversion. Read more

Jacob Richardson of Film Focus

2023-12-15

Sumptuous and expansive, Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a gorgeously told epic, but struggles to truly capture the famed Emperor and his exploits, despite its expansive runtime. Perhaps Napoleon simply did too much to be reduced into a 2 and a half hour film? Read more

Garry Arnot of Cinema Perspective

2023-11-27

Ridley Scott presents the type of old fashioned biopic that feels like it’s gone out of favour of late, but it works as a character study due to the tyrannical central performance. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2023-12-10

Abel Gance successfully tackled Napoleon's story in 1927, but Scott's adaptation is another missed opportunity to explore the complexities of France's most significant military commander and historical ruler. Read more

William Eguizabal of FilmSnobReviews

2024-02-07

It isn’t by any means a bad film it’s just very much not a good one. A perfect example of what could’ve been. A film that is mostly hype from a great trailer and never delivered as a whole package. Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2023-11-23

The booming choral score of composer Martin Phipps evaporates to a weak flute motif, and scenes that should showcase the intellect and ignite sources of passion within the famous sovereign plod by, like the lead actor, with wincing disinterest. Read more