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Napoleon, Ridley Scott’s new war epic, has gained a fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating after the first reviews have arrived. The highly anticipated new film, from the filmmaker behind Alien and ...
Napoleon is a 2023 epic biographical war film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay by David Scarpa. Based on the life of Napoleon and primarily depicting his rise to power, as well as his relationship with his wife, Joséphine , it stars Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Joséphine.
Kevin J. Walsh is an American film and TV producer. Walsh is best known for producing the critically acclaimed films Napoleon, House of Gucci, and Manchester by the Sea, in which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture with Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, and Lauren Beck.
David Scarpa is an American screenwriter. [1] [2] [3] He is best known for his collaborations with director Ridley Scott, writing the screenplays for All the Money in the World (2017), about the John Paul Getty III kidnapping, Napoleon (2023), a historical biopic centered on Napoleon Bonaparte, and Gladiator II (2024), a sequel to the 2000 film Gladiator.
Despite being plagued by harsh reviews from French critics and a derisive retaliation by director Ridley Scott, “Napoleon” had a strong opening in France on Wednesday, grossing an estimated $1 ...
Napoleon in this case refers not to a diminutive Gallic emperor but to the plane’s mysterious cargo, which is said to be as powerful as it is unknowable — so a MacGuffin, essentially.
Critical reviews have been mixed, with an average rating of 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. Some reviewers were uneasy at the casting of Christian Clavier, an actor known mostly for his work in comedy films, in the title role. [4] French critics generally found Clavier to be "a good Napoleon but a poor Bonaparte."
The film was well-received. As of July 2020, 71% of the 21 reviews compiled by Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 6.27/10. The website's critics' consensus reads: "Fueled by performances as polished as its visuals, Monsieur N. is a flawed yet largely absorbing look at an imagined chapter of Napoleon's exile."