Napoleon
Summary
Ridley Scott fires back at the Gallic critic sharing minus review of his newNapoleonmovie . Starring Joaquin Phoenix , the latest film from the legendary director trace the French leader ’s rise and fall from power with a focus on his kinship with Empress Joséphine ( play by Vanessa Kirby ) . Prior to theNapoleonrelease dateon November 22 , reviews have mostly praised the historical epic , though French critics have had an unenthusiastic response to its lack of genuineness .
Talking to theBBC , Scott fired back at the French critics who have shared negative reviews of his newNapoleonmovie . " The French do n’t even like themselves , " the English filmmaker riposte . record his full response below :
The French do n’t even wish themselves . The audience that I showed it to in Paris , they know it .
What The Critics Are Saying About Napoleon
As a whole , theNapoleonreviews have been mostly favorable . The film ’s epic set small-arm and immense battle scenes , of which there are six , have been the source of much praise , while its surprising sense of humor has also been well - pick up . However , Napoleon ’s drawn-out runtime of two hours and 38 minutes has separate critic . As a solvent , Napoleon ’s Rotten Tomatoes scoreis 67 % , which order right betweenPrometheus(73 % ) andAlien : Covenant(65 % ) in the middle of Scott ’s legendary filmography .
Despite the mostly positive reaction toNapoleon , French critics have had a much less enthusiastic reply . A reappraisal inLe Figaroslammed the film and said it should be style " Barbie and Ken Under the imperium , " whileGQ Franceclaimed it is " deeply fumbling , unnatural and accidentally funny " to have French characters speak in American accents . what is more , Napoleon biographer Patrice Gueniffey toldLe Pointmagazine that Ridley Scott ’s biopic has a " very anti - French and very pro - British " view of history .
However , Scott remains unfazed by any negative reaction to his work . For example , in answer to historiographer who called out several historical inaccuracies present in theNapoleontrailer , Scott roundly reply , " Get a life . " Furthermore , the filmmaker also points out the many positive reassessment published after the film ’s world premiere in Paris on November 14 . How general audience respond toNapoleon , on the other hand , remains to be seen .
Napoleonreleases in theaters on November 22 before stream on Apple TV+ at a later date .
Source : BBC
