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Napoleon (2023)
Directed by Ridley Scott
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Overview
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Rated R | Length 158 minutes
Actors
Joaquin Phoenix | Vanessa Kirby | Tahar Rahim | Rupert Everett | Mark Bonnar | Paul Rhys | Ben Miles | Riana Duce | Edouard Philipponnat | Miles Jupp | Scott Handy | Youssef Kerkour | John Hollingworth | Abubakar Salim | Thom Ashley | Jannis Niewöhner | Julian Rhind-Tutt | John Hodgkinson | Erin Ainsworth | Isabella Brownson | Benjamin Chivers | Sam Meakin | Sinéad Cusack | Harriet Bunton | Charlie Greenwood | Audrey Brisson-Jutras | Matthew Needham | Sam Crane | Sam Troughton | Edward Bennett | Julian Wadham | Ludivine Sagnier | Catherine Walker | Honor Kneafsey | Alexander Shaw | Phil Cornwell | Cesare Taurasi | Edward Mercieca | Arthur McBain | Andy Burse | Jonathan Rice | Emeric Bernard-Jones | Bay Bryan | Michael Twaits | Michael O'Connor | Dominic Coleman | Ian McNeice | Richard McCabe | Tom Godwin | Gavin Spokes | Catherine Harvey | David Verrey | Benedict Martin | Edward Hogg | Ed Hughes | Jonathan Barnwell | Robin Soans | Abigail Weinstock | Bart Lambert | Joshua Leese | Nicholas Shaw | Anna Mawn | Imogen Slaughter | Mitchell Baggott | Ned Costello | John Mula | Kevin Eldon | Henry Morgan | Logan Truter | Saxon Fox | Richard Leeming | Billy Byers | Tim Faulkner | Peter Sandys-Clarke | Tim Delap | Charlie Barrett | Olivia Juno Cleverley | Sophie Wohlfeld | Cormac Hyde-Corrin | Hal Gavin | Michael Nardone | Chris Barltrop | Robert Goodman | Sophie Lund | Oliver Phillips | Morgan Watkins | Ed Eales White | Jacob Marshfield | Jean-Pascal Heynemand
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2023 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
I largely enjoyed this even though I felt like it could have done a better job of keeping Napoleon and Josephine’s story front and center. I would have liked to have seen a little insight into their relationship, especially from Josephine’s perspective.
There’s still plenty to like though, including some extraordinary battle scenes, some sudden, shocking carnage, some hilarious bits of dialogue and amazing costuming and set design.
The film looked and sounded amazing in the Alamo’s Big Show. That screen is massive and this deserves to be seen on the biggest screen possible.
I’m not sure I’ll ever get the visual of Phoenix banging away at Kirby’s backside like a tweaked out meth addict out of my mind though.
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