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- 2023
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 38 m
- 2023
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 38 m
Summary Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix). Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte's relentless journey to power through the prism of his ad...
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Written By: David Scarpa
- 2023
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 38 m
- 2023
- R
- Columbia Pictures
- 2 h 38 m
Napoleon
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4.8
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Summary Napoleon is a spectacle-filled action epic that details the checkered rise and fall of the iconic French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix). Against a stunning backdrop of large-scale filmmaking orchestrated by legendary director Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte's relentless journey to power through the prism of his ad...
Directed By: Ridley Scott
Written By: David Scarpa
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 62 Critic Reviews
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55% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
42% Mixed
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
3% Negative
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2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 62 Critic Reviews
64
55% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
42% Mixed
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
3% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Phoenix is the key to it all: a performance as robust as the glass of burgundy he knocks back: preening, brooding, seething and triumphing.
Now 85, Scott again proves there is nobody so efficient at pressing contemporary technology to the limits. He also draws heroic performances from fleshy human beings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 395 User Ratings
4.8
34% Positive
135 Ratings
135 Ratings
29% Mixed
114 Ratings
114 Ratings
37% Negative
146 Ratings
146 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 395 User Ratings
4.8
34% Positive
135 Ratings
135 Ratings
29% Mixed
114 Ratings
114 Ratings
37% Negative
146 Ratings
146 Ratings
The film was wonderfully shot in an down to earth manner. No fancy over glorifying scenes, but just raw and gritty. And the direction of the movie to depict Napoleon Bonaparte as a flawed man and not the over glamorized general as people like to think he was, is an excellent decision. Napoleon Bonaparte was in fact in real life a flawed man aswell. While though unquestionably being a strategic military talented man, but people cannot possibly think Bonaparte was a genius man 24 hours a day 7 days week. This movie was about the man behind the General. Bonaparte was in fact a petty, egocentric, perverted and brutal dictator that is flawed in every aspect of the word and lead millions into their deaths because of his ambitions. Napoleon victories were in fact not victories, because it was due to the cost of huge amount of losses of lives. His marriage was also a mess, even though it is said he did genuinely love his wife Josephine, but even that was questionable. While not depicted in the movie but Bonaparte was said to have committing adultery right before his coronation, he also had an affair during his campaign in egypt right after knowing Josephine was having an affair back home in Paris. So the relationship between Josephine and Napoleon was an utter mess. There was also several assassination attempts against Napoleon Bonaparte, and thus shows he was not as loved and adored as people think. However the movie was for the most part historically accurate, both the events of Bonaparte aswell as the brutal battles and the senseless treatment of loss of lives and gives us a window how immoral times it were back in the days.
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Ein Historienfilm, der mal nicht langweilt. Man spürt sofort hier war einer der ganz großen Regisseure am Werk. Ridley Scotts Filme erzeugen bei mir seit Alien1 schon per se immer eine freudige Erwartungshaltung. Napoleon ist top besetzt und liefert durchgehend fantastische Bilder. Tolle kleine Geschichten werden auch in den ruhigen Szenen erzählt, die auch Raum für Emotionen lassen. Der Musik-Score ist grandios und die Dolby Atmos Tonspur feuert im wahrsten Sinne ein Feuerwerk ab. Zwar hätte ich hier DTS:X bevorzugt, dies ist jedoch bei einem Film auf Apple TV Plus nicht möglich. Das Bild ist sehr scharf und frei von Filmkorn, was dem Film eigentlich ganz gut gestanden hätte. Es wirkt dadurch etwas zu aufgeräumt und soft. Das Bildformat ist gigantisch letterboxed, was beim Thema Historienfilm voll in Ordnung geht. Für Effekte sorgt Industrial Light and Magic, die sich hier mal wieder selbst übertroffen haben, nämlich immer dann, wenn man Effekte überhaupt nicht als Effekte wahrnimmt. Vielen Dank lieber Ridley Scott, für dieses Epos. Ich hoffe sehr auf eine 4K UHD Collector's Edition mit einem Ihrer starken Director's Cuts für meine Sammlung und mein Heimkino :)
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A historical movie that doesn't bore you for once. You immediately sense that one of the great directors was at work here. Ever since Alien1, Ridley Scott's films have always given me a sense of anticipation. Napoleon has a top cast and delivers fantastic images throughout. Great little stories are also told in the quiet scenes, which also leave room for emotions. The music score is terrific and the Dolby Atmos soundtrack fires off fireworks in the truest sense of the word. Although I would have preferred DTS:X here, this is not possible with a movie on AppleTV Plus. The picture is very sharp and free of film grain, which would actually have suited the movie quite well. This makes it look a little too clean and soft. The picture format is gigantic letterboxed, which is perfectly fine for a historical film. Effects are provided by Industrial Light and Magic, who have once again outdone themselves here, namely whenever effects are not perceived as effects at all. Thank you dear Ridley Scott for this epic. I'm really hoping for a 4K UHD Collector's Edition with one of your strong director's cuts for my collection and my home theater :)
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How Scott is able to pump out these grandiose set pieces with such practiced ease (and a little CGI embellishment) is beyond me; he remains one of Hollywood’s finest craftsmen of action sequences, and I’ll miss him when he’s gone.
As far as truly caring about anything that goes on in this epic, well, that’s a chore. And with a run time of more than 2½ hours, that chore becomes ever more burdensome as the minutes tick away.
Napoleon isn’t a failure on anyone’s part. But it’s not a rousing success, either. It’s not really a rousing anything, which is the problem. Maybe Scott should have gone in even more on Phoenix’s quirks and mannerisms, which are the most purely entertaining things about the film. Whatever the case, it doesn’t quite measure up.
More times than not, the film’s bursts of humor clash awkwardly with the far more frequent attempts at gravitas that the filmmakers strive for when our protagonist is in battle or engaged in political discussions.
We don't need another hero, but when it comes to the man at its center, Napoleon could have used a lot more oomph.
I watched this film with low expectations. This movie is neither fun nor good. I was bored, I knew what would happen and surprisingly, since I don't like war movies, my favourite parts were the battles. They looked amazing. The acting performances were solid, but just like in Killers of the Flower Moon there were no relatable characters, there wasn't anybody to root for and I need that in a film. This movie is long, boring and does not show anything new. Ridley Scott's acting, the cinematography Joaquin Phoenix's and Vanessa Kirby's acting could not save it. I think this movie is really mediocre.
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
CinEuphoria Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 4 Nominations
