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The film Napoleon, directed by Ridley Scott, promises a visually epic and explosive adventure with brilliant performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. While the movie is praised for its grand scale and fun factor, it falls short in developing the main character and lacks insights into Napoleon's motivations and the geopolitical context. Despite its flaws, Napoleon offers a co
nfounding experience that subverts traditio
nal historical epics, with Scott's signature spectacle and a surprisingly funny tone.
The release of Napoleon is just around the corner, and after the film's debut at its world premiere in Paris, the first reviews and the Rotten Tomatoes score have surfaced online. And both tease a new epic adventure from Ridley Scott, with some brilliant performances from Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. Awards season is approaching, and the competition is getting fiercer. After directors like Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorsese wowed audiences once again with Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon, Scott seeks to become another strong contender for the next Academy Awards with Napoleon, the biopic of the famous French military leader and politician.
With an incredible cast led by the Oscar winner and Joker star Joaquin Phoenix and Oscar nominee Vanessa Kirby, Napoeleon reconstructs part of the life of the titular character, exploring his relationship with Josephine, and showing some of the most epic battles he fought while trying to carry out his plan to conquer as much territory as he could.
At the time of writing this article, the film has a score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes, and early reactions tease a visually epic and explosive movie, with memorable performances, but some flaws in the script.
Napoleon
Release Date November 22, 2023
Director Ridley Scott
Cast Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ludivine Sagnier, Ben Miles, Tahar Rahim
Writers David Scarpa
ScreenRant's Graeme Guttmann teases a complicated love story:
Ross Bonaime from Collider celebrates Phoenix's and Kirby's performances:
Nicholas Barber from BBC says the movie is epic and fun, but it sadly fails to deeply develop its main character:
Empire's Catherine Bray thinks the movie is kind of a contradiction:
Variety's Peter Debruge believes the film forgets about its protagonist by focusing on the big battles:
David Ehrlich from IndieWire describes it as unexpectedly fun:
Napoleon is scheduled to be released in the United States on November 22, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing, before streaming on Apple TV+ at a later date. Check out the trailer below:
