Napoleon

Dan Green of Roobla

2023-11-23

As expected, it’s already stirred up the everlasting hornet’s nest of historical inaccuracies, but, as usual, how much that matters depends upon how much else the film in question gets right. Read more

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2023-11-23

A brilliant, visceral and epic biopic of a legendary historical character. Read more

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

George Wolf of Maddwolf

2023-11-22

It’s every bit a grand spectacle with epic vision of history, but never quite the incisive character study that may be waiting in the streaming wings. 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

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2023-11-15

Napoleon is something of a history lesson – pausing on major events without much speculation or commentary, offering a bit of artistry yet fleeting gusto. 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

Tim Bouwhuis of FilmVandaag

2023-11-23

Als het erop aankomt, was en is het slagen van Napoleon onlosmakelijk verbonden met het vinden van de ideale acteur. Het had bedenkelijk kunnen aflopen als Scott een mindere acteur had moeten instrueren de machtsbeluste zielenpoot uit te hangen. Read more

Vince Christiaans of De Filmrecensent

2023-11-28

Is dat alles genoeg om Napoleon helemaal af te raden? Gek genoeg niet, want ondanks de vele gebreken blijft deze film een genot om naar te kijken. De locaties zijn prachtig, alle acteurs zijn uitgedost in gedetailleerde kostuums en de muziek van Martin Phipps zorgt voor een aangename begeleiding. Read more

Jordy Gomes of De Filmrecensent

2023-11-24

Op technisch vlak ben ik positief over Napoleon, maar de rommelige montage maakt er eerder een snelle samenvatting dan een goed te volgen speelfilm van. Read more