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Created Dec 10, 2023 05:58AM PST • Edited Jan 12, 2024 08:05PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   A movie that fits the man who made France into a triumphant titan of the early 1800s, Napoleon meets many of the moments in an epochal life from two centuries ago. Ridley Scott knows historic drama about larger-than-life figures like few other directors, and cast well with Joaquin Phoenix as his Little Corporal.

   That said, the performances are less than great and the story strays far from historical accuracy, as noted in the Reality commentary below.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play OK 2.5

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 3.1

17. Sex Erotic 2.6

18. Violence Savage 4.0

19. Rudeness Profane 2.6

21. Reality

    Glib 1.6

    Napoleon has come under withering criticism for historical falsehoods. For instance, Andrew Roberts’ Commentary essay Not-So-Great Scott declares that Ridley Scott’s movie is full of “invented nonsense.”

22. Circumstantial Surreal 2.7

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0