Not everything aboutNapoleonworks, but its comic relief was one of the most refreshing parts.
It doesnt quite work as a straightforward historical epic, but it works great as a comedy.
From Napoleons childish outbursts (You think youre so great just because you have boats!!)
In a recent interview withThe New York Times, Scott revealed those rumors were true.
The darkly hilarious toxicity of his marriage is similar to the mutually toxic romance ofPhantom Thread.
IfNapoleonhad leaned into that more, likeThe Death of Stalin, it wouldve been a better movie.
From director Ridley Scott and writer David Scarpa comes Napoleon, a dramatic historical-epic film that follows the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte as he embarks on a lengthy French campaign of conquest. The film also focuses on his relationship with Josephine, his Empress and the love of his life, a relationship that was equal parts romantically intense and self-destructive.
