Anonymous wrote:
PP. I haven’t looked at the reviews of Napoleon but DH and I are big history fanatics so we’ll probably enjoy it even if it turns out not to be a great film.
It was awful.
And I LOVE history. Really flat portrayal of Napoleon (such that you can't imagine how he could be a leader), didn't cover the context well (why he rose to power, it was confusing if you didn't already know why), they didn't showcase his tactical genius at all, focused far too much on his relationship with Josephine; and the writers took too many liberties with facts. It was honestly dull and long, and the character development was really weak, with one exception... Vanessa Kirby was excellent as Josephine. I promise I'm not a movie critic snob. We went with a group, and everyone was pretty disappointed.