Just Watched NAPOLEON! | Non-Spoiler Movie Review | Ridley Scott | Joaquin Phoenix

We’d just watched Ridley Scott’s Napoleon, a biopic starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon (2023) is directed by Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, Prometheus, The Martian, Blade Runner 2049, & The Last Duel), & it stars Joaquin Phoenix (Joker, Her, Walk the Line, Signs, The Village, I’m Still Here, Beau Is Afraid & The Master), & Vanessa Kirby (Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1, Pieces of a Woman, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, The World to Come & The Son).
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[@Some__Rando]

The HBO John Adams miniseries starring Paul Giamatti is a good example of how a historical biopic can work in that format, covering a different stage in life during each episode.

[@Jawsjawsjawsrg]

I loved John Adams, and I was a little surprised they got Paul Giamatti in it. I also think it is a little under rated. It should have gotten way better advertisement for it.

[@MN-vz8qm]

While English-speaking critics might show some leniency towards Ridley Scott's work, potentially influenced by respect for him, the French media has been unsparing in their criticism, branding the film as anything from 'dull' to 'Barbie and Ken during the French Revolution', and denouncing it as mirroring the (british) anti french propaganda of the time: Scott's portrayal of Napoleon as a detached, low-energy, and choleric figure, echoing English propaganda of the era, starkly contrasts with the historical reality. Napoleon was a dynamic young leader, renowned not only as a brilliant military strategist but also as a transformative figure in civil governance. His far-reaching reforms, such as the introduction of the Napoleonic Code, revolutionized the legal system and are still in use today in many countries. He also modernized administrative structures, established the central bank of France, and initiated significant educational reforms, including the creation of the lycée system (highschools). These contributions had a profound and lasting impact on France and beyond. I suppose the frustration is due to the fact that it's usual in movies made by anglos, who do not seem to be able to get rid of centuries old anti french propaganda. For example, in 'The King,' the French prince is portrayed as a foolish caricature, while Henry V is a young nice lad. Basically a swap of characters when compared to historical reality. Or 'Dunkirk' which somehow manage to omit that the 'miracle of Dunkirk' was actually due to French soldiers catastrophic losses to block the german advance in the city for days, and instead ride with the 'little boat' propaganda (the civilian little boats had historically a very limited impact).

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

Well don't expect too much from American Hollywood. They should stick to making super-hero movies, instead of venturing into other people's culture & history.

[@sardonumspa8413]

Most of the reviews I have read - mostly not MSM, have been scathing about the film. As a natural English speaker, it was terrible.

[@ThePiratemachine]

He also took it out on Marie Antoinette who died bravely with dignity. Yep, he doesn't seem to have much of a soft spot for his subjects but he's willing to use them - well, there you go. I hope he's kept away from Jeanne d'Arc.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

@@ThePiratemachine Also Europeans should have a genuine film industry. Whay are Americans the ones telling our own history again ?

[@icehawk86]

You need to react to "Waterloo" now. Film from the 1970's. Historians have said its the most accurate film of Napoleon's finally 100 days.

[@lddcavalry]

Going to watch Waterloo to try and forget this piece of crap movie.

[@pauldrummond225]

Yeah, Dino De laurentis movie, exceptional in every way and accurate too, great actors who were right on the money playing the roles concerned, I think it was filmed in Russia.

[@PeterSmith-go9ef]

Totally agree great cast, great movie, as opposed to this piece of crap.@@pauldrummond225

[@ThePiratemachine]

@@pauldrummond225 That film Waterloo is made with a sense of respect and responsibility. This Napoleon one hasn't got a clue of what that means

[@IkeThe9th]

Here’s the truth: Someone thought Joaquin Phoenix would look great in Napoleon’s hat. They just needed a reason and story but failed with both.

[@greggibson33]

100% correct.... such a bad idea.

[@eduardobernardino1599]

From the start it didn't convinced me, but ofc when you see Phoenix as Napoleon it makes you wanna see the movie

[@rishabhaniket1952]

It's a terrific movie imo. The human flawed side of this gloried figure. Not palatable to armchair trolls with no sensibilities but a lot of opinions.

[@IkeThe9th]

@@rishabhaniket1952 Yaaay!!! The world is binary: 1 or 0 and no one else’s opinion matters. You win this battle. Here you go. 🍭🍭🍭

[@colinmontgomery1956]

​@@rishabhaniket1952, "...but, the people are...retarded."

[@JCShadow0202]

As a history student, this movie left me with a a lot to be desired, would’ve worked much better as an HBO series. ALOT of Napoleon’s story was skipped over and a third of this movie was basically just a drama between him and Josephine. When he invades Russia it doesn’t feel like a decision a power hungry dictator character would make; it feels like “oh in history this is what Napoleon does next so we’ll do it and see how that affects his relationship with Josephine”.

[@xaviergillis932]

Not sure what I will feel about the film when I eventually see it, but I am pretty sure my most memorable and enjoyable experience regarding this film will be seeing Achara in that hat. 🤩😁😍

[@scotttschannel7050]

Your review sounds like a description of Kubrick’s “Barry Lyndon.” It was beautiful to look at while leaving the viewer uncertain how to feel. It is still one of my favorite films, but it has its flaws.

[@shreyanshkumarpatra2723]

That's what they always aim for...

[@purplegorilla9592]

The film comes off like a parody at points. Seriously. Almost like Police Academy type stuff. So much so I was actually wondering if Scott was doing it on purpose for some reason. And Phoenix plays the role stiffer than a corpse. He's monotone and looks half asleep the whole thing. One of the oddest experiences I can ever remember in seeing a film that has Phoenix as the lead and Scott directing.

[@Paulmatthew22]

It was irresponsible ~

[@ThePiratemachine]

Agree. Police Academy stuff.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

That hat looks great on you, Achara!

[@ktom5262]

Everything looks good on her.

[@Jdrummer77]

Very well said guys, you articulated your review beautifully. Great movies these days seem harder to find. This had so much potential. I’ve said it before, amazing visuals just aren’t enough. Will probably take your advice and watch in theater, because I skipped the summer for obvious reasons.

[@auslandermercury972]

I feel like Jaby was being quite generous with his added-on thoughts. I agree with your post-movie review. It felt like a series of snapshots and didn’t really say anything or answer any questions, and I’m not sure it even asked any. I was disappointed. I was really looking forward to it.

[@ellingtonGaming]

Steven Spielberg is working on a Napoleon Mini-series for HBO. YEs. YES. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@lmc4964]

there is a longer version when it streams? I'd wait for that , I want to know about the military side and how clever he was.

[@user-iw4tq6jr2s]

IN US AND UK ITS TODAY BUT IN AUS ITS 23/11/23 IN THEATERS BTW ITS IN APPLE ORIGINAL FILMS ALSO

[@ebecerra85]

Its better to watch an actually documentary to get an inside looks about the battles; instead of a Hollywood movie.

[@Lucifez6160]

Nah, there was no military side or how clever he was, this movie is basically just English propaganda and it's certain Scott does not care about history,

[@somehighlights2851]

I will watch the movie. But Napoleón was such a complex character, such a visionary, such a force of nature that It's imposible to condense him in a movie. This should have been a miniseries, 8 episodes. There are SO MANY important things about him... Just like Alexander the Great. And don't get me started with that movie.

[@everburn]

Like the Spielberg series that's been stuck in development hell

[@somehighlights2851]

@@everburn Yeah. I'm hoping for that.

[@ZUIKMedia]

"NAPOLEON was such a COMPLEX character"... I see what you did there 😏

[@theod4660]

Don’t worry, they didn’t try to make a film about his life, it’s mostly fiction

[@Jordashian93]

Jaby’s face in the thumbnail 😂

[@sebraven]

Actually those squares the british military created in the battle of waterloo were in fact quite a lot larger. Small point but relevant to the defensive prowess created

[@jamesalexander5623]

See: "Waterloo" 1970. Greatest Battle Film Ever .... Plus Steiger IS Napoleon and Plummer IS Wellington!

[@ktom5262]

And they were set up diagonally against each other, not paralelly, so that soldiers in a square don't shoot at soldiers in another square.

[@sebraven]

@@ktom5262 good point

[@soldiersvejk2053]

It was an Okay film. I usually don’t want to watch how the great persons coped with their personal relationships, but somehow the depiction of Napoleon and Josephine did not bother me very much.

[@abramsalinas1004]

You'll have to compare the 1970 "Waterloo"with Christopher Plummer and this.

[@kage6271]

This is why Nolans oppenheimer is brilliant for a biopic. His non linear structure of storytelling really builds up that tension, it always has you engaged and at the end it leaves with this really world changing question.. While the battles did keep me engaged in Napoleon, there was no through line that connects this movie together, no theme, it never leaves you with any questions

[@BobAdragna]

Loved you guys and review

[@Kickinthescience]

With this caliber of actor and this type of film is pure Oscar bait

[@greggibson33]

The only Oscar it's going to win is Best Supporting Cannonball.

[@Titans17-0]

Im surprised so many people didnt like it, i thought the battle scenes were beyond above average. Sure alot could be tweaked but i thought this was a great film.

[@Kuromilovespurple]

OMG HI Jaby and Achara I'm a huge fan by the way I love your videos so much keep up the good work and I'm so happy that you guys enjoyed Napoleon the movie and I can't not wait to see more movie reactions and the actors did a phenomenal job by the way and it's very interesting on what's happening in history and here is some information about him sorry it's a lot. we love you guys 💜🩷 Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica into a family descending from Italian nobility. He was resentful of the French monarchy, and supported the French Revolution in 1789 while serving in the French army, trying to spread its ideals to his native Corsica. He rose rapidly in the ranks after saving the governing French Directory by firing on royalist insurgents. In 1796, he began a military campaign against the Austrians and their Italian allies, scoring decisive victories, and became a national hero. Two years later he led a military expedition to Egypt that served as a springboard to political power. He engineered a coup in November 1799 and became First Consul of the Republic. In 1804, to consolidate and expand his power, he crowned himself Emperor of the French. Differences with the United Kingdom meant France faced the War of the Third Coalition by 1805. Napoleon shattered this coalition with victories in the Ulm campaign and at the Battle of Austerlitz, which led to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1806, the Fourth Coalition took up arms against him. Napoleon defeated Prussia at the battles of Jena and Auerstedt, marched the Grande Armée into Eastern Europe, and defeated the Russians in June 1807 at Friedland, forcing the defeated nations of the Fourth Coalition to accept the Treaties of Tilsit. Two years later, the Austrians challenged the French again during the War of the Fifth Coalition, but Napoleon solidified his grip over Europe after triumphing at the Battle of Wagram. Hoping to extend the Continental System, his embargo against Britain, Napoleon invaded the Iberian Peninsula and declared his brother Joseph the King of Spain in 1808. The Spanish and the Portuguese revolted in the Peninsular War aided by a British army, culminating in defeat for Napoleon's marshals. Napoleon launched an invasion of Russia in the summer of 1812. The resulting campaign witnessed the catastrophic retreat of Napoleon's Grande Armée. In 1813, Prussia and Austria joined Russian forces in a Sixth Coalition against France, resulting in a large coalition army defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig. The coalition invaded France and captured Paris, forcing Napoleon to abdicate in April 1814. He was exiled to the island of Elba, between Corsica and Italy. In France, the Bourbons were restored to power. Napoleon escaped in February 1815 and took control of France. The Allies responded by forming a Seventh Coalition, which defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. The British exiled him to the remote island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic, where he died in 1821 at the age of 51.

[@laurakali6522]

The Holdovers is really good. Seen it twice now. Just a suggestion.

[@emubud7415]

Yess that movie is massively underrated

[@mrmrgaming]

Well, we have the 4 to 4.5 hours cut to come. The gripes people have, that cut will solve, but there was no way the studio would let Scott put out a 4+ hrs movie. It sounds like the film has the same issue Kindom Of Heaven had. The released version moved way too fast and Bloom went from a no-one to kick-ass leader way too fast. Plus there was the whole boy king thing which the directors cut fixed. Anyway, the director's cut changed that film from a 6.5...maybe 7/10 to an 8 or 8.5/10.

[@garyd3900]

so it is just another movie that is just OK, this must be the year for it. Will probably watch but not in a hurry to do so.

[@greggibson33]

This film is its own Waterloo.........

[@michaellorusso-mcgraw6812]

Iam going to watch this in Imax, and watch the apple tv version. thanks guys for your honest opinion hope you have a great thanksgiving 🙏

[@EleventhCubFan]

I love that hat!

[@joefredlin5018]

So basically u gugys felt like there should have been more of it But i get it the original length is 4 hours and Ridley himself aaid he reduced the time because in simple words people dont like long movies ( and i kinda get it )

[@stephenkane1074]

It stunk ..... Jonny Cash meets the Joker, edited by monkeys on meth. Ridley needs to be banished to an island.

[@vytallicaq.6881]

Watch the documentary "The Money Masters". To see the manipulative role of the wealthiest bankers in this part of history.

[@Aszod96]

What an awful movie. Terrible pacing, terrible portrayal of historical figures, terrible portrayal of historical events. Battles felt unintense. No stakes, no context. Phoenix played someone half his age, and could not portray Napoleons charisma and energy if he tried

[@SirNova2o9]

The old napoleon movie is better than the new one…

[@captain_sourav_10]

I am going to watch it after my exams 🔥

[@Paulmatthew22]

You won't be happy 😞

[@captain_sourav_10]

@@Paulmatthew22 Why, is it bad ?

[@Kunaives]

Greatest hits on what Ridley felt like Napoleon may have done with no evidence to back it up cause it seems cool

[@owenharrison761]

Pretentious moviegoers won't like to hear this, they'll probably blame the public for only watching Marvel movies or the critics (even though Apple could pay them), instead of accepting that one of their favorite directors could have failed or that every person has expectations and personal preferences.

[@dloregonlin31]

I think the movie suffered a lot of edition, director's cut will fullfill what are you asking... Or at least that's what I think.

[@DeMoN_Hunt]

It was 🆗

[@octavioaraujo1674]

There is no spoiler, unless the spoiler is ‘how amateurish the movie is.’ A waste of money and time!

[@bryanking1428]

If Disney made this, everyone would give it a ten or nine and it would be almost 100 on rt.

[@CinePals]

Seeing this false dichotomy in the comments. It’s hilarious. 🤣

[@bryanking1428]

@@CinePals it wasn't a specific criticism against you or your opinions. I just find rotten tomatoes and many of the online opinions to be a misrepresentation of the actual enjoyment and artistic merit of the film or series. For instance... Star wars is dead to me and so is most of Marvel. I don't go to those movies anymore and I don't pay for Disney plus...

[@owenharrison761]

​@@bryanking1428This year the critics have been very harsh on disney, that tells you a lot about how this idea that all critics or journalists are bought is absurd. Why can't we just accept that Ridley Scott failed in what he wanted to do? He will always be an icon of cinema, but for a long time he has been a hit or miss kind of director.

[@greggibson33]

Last i saw, Rotten hammered 'Wish'.

[@citizenbobx]

And Thandiwe Newton would be playing Napoleon.

[@kimsdharma]

So the theme of the film is Game of Thrones. It will probably have a better ending tbh.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I think I'll see it for the battle scenes

[@williambranch4283]

Biopic like Oppenheimer without the flashbacks

[@madess_bunjii2278]

😂😂 its funny They felt more for the marvels then This movie

[@BaithNa]

Sometimes trainwrecks are more entertaining than history books 🤷‍♂️

[@jalarhone]

@@BaithNaThey saw a MOVIE, not a book to read lol. And the ratings so far are the same as the Marvels. 😂

[@MaxXThakur]

So? Opinions? Where’s your level of understanding buddy?

[@Lucifez6160]

And that makes sense, this movie sucked, and that's coming from a huge history buff that was so excited to see the movie, but came out disappointed.

[@blingblao16]

Bro, I would never, bro

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

So it's just a documentary movie?

[@dyutimandas9772]

Even documentaries are more better paced and interesting Like atleast they give context in a documentary

[@saptaksarkar9430]

Love the hat aachara❤

[@BaithNa]

I can't believe they thought it was a good idea to create a Napoleon movie where everyone except Napoleon has a French accent 😂

[@CinePals]

That’s not accurate. Lots of English accents

[@BaithNa]

​@@CinePalsthat's even worse 😂

[@everburn]

Napoleon had a corsican accent

[@greggibson33]

@@everburn But he did speak fluent French since the age of 10.

[@thomasarthurmaj]

Everyone had a British accent.

[@sidharthbabus5925]

Keanu Jaby😅

[@vikingraiders6703]

The guy in Bill and Ted's excellent adventure was a better Napoleon

[@Paulmatthew22]

You couldn't spoil this train wreck ~

[@goran77ish]

I would not say this is the movie for people that like war movies as it is not at all. Battles are more like background noise for a love story or weird relationship however you want to call it. 70% of movie is that, Napoleon and Josephine and I doubt war movie or history fans would enjoy that. Movie is a mess and you described it great, it is a reel of Napoleons life and it is disconnected and focusing on wrong things, even if message is what you think it is. How movie presented it it is a question but they had material to make it super on the nose. I hoped it would be great but knowing how big portion of his life they cover it was obvious it will be. Covering to much, focusing on wrong details, could not be any different. A huge letdown. If you want a good representation of Napoleonic movie pick Waterloo, at least covers that part and focuses on it trying to stay loyal to source material for better or for worse.

[@Javier-rg8vp]

The Marvels was a lot more entertaining than this

[@BaithNa]

A trainwreck can be more entertaining than a history book.

[@miguelpadeiro762]

Many would also say that watching fire works in more entertaining than reading Don Quixote

[@user-qn6pf6hw3x]

Russel Crowe would of looked more like Napoleon and probably done a great job then Joachim Phoenix

[@FVLMEN]

This fucking movie was mothafucking awesome. Change my mind

[@franckderex9750]

Le "Napoléon" de Ridley Scott est une catastrophe industrielle doublée d'une entreprise méthodique de destruction. Hélas, ce qu'en disent les critiques est encore trop indulgent. Il y a plus grave dans ce film que de simples bisbilles sur des inexactitudes historiques. Ce n'est pas juste un problème de point de vue, ou de raccourcis hasardeux, au sein d'une œuvre qui serait d'abord artistique ; il s'agit d'un film vraiment laid, remplis d'erreurs sciemment voulues et disposées tout du long pour raconter un énorme mensonge visant à réécrire l'Histoire selon les fantasmes de notre époque. C'est du révisionnisme historique. Un peu comme si un réalisateur faisait un film sur Auschwitz en montrant un camp de vacances, du style "Club Méditerranée". Ridley Scott et son triste acolyte, Joaquin Phoenix, sont dans la destruction absolue et méthodique de l'Histoire et du personnage historique, à l'aide de monstruosités qui n'ont rien à voir avec tel ou tel parti-pris compréhensible ou acceptable dans ce genre de film (qui se veut aussi un divertissement). J'ai vu une cinquantaine de films de cinéma sur Napoléon - étasuniens, russes, français, etc. Jamais je n'ai été choqué ni par les parti-pris du réalisateur, ni par son interprète principal ; pourtant ils passaient à côté de nombreux aspects ou commettaient nombre d'erreurs historiques. Heureusement, ils étaient tous honnêtes et sincères. Au contraire, ce film est un gros mensonge, moche, mal foutu, malfaisant et dangereux. Attention, danger de laideur, de longueurs et de révisionnisme !

[@cptpepper7731]

Haven't seen the movie yet, but if the point was to show how everyone suffers while the rich and power plot and scheme, then this is grade-school level writing. Have we become so infantilized by popular culture that such a trite platitude makes up the main theme of a movie?

[@bdleo300]

Terrible Mickey Mouse movie made by those who have no idea about history for those who have no idea about history... and even history aside, the movie is boring and dull.

[@rishabhaniket1952]

I don't understand when people say I didn't feel anything. They have become so senstisised to emotionally manipulative and preachy stuff that they can't comprehend anything else. Why underappreciate that Scott's achievement of balancing grandiose and human flaws of a subject that so many great directors failed to??

[@lddcavalry]

It was crap.

[@biffstrong1079]

Attention to detail? Unfortunately the detail is wrong. Joaquin was too old at age 50 to play 26 year old Napoleon meeting the 32 year old Josephine. I think Ridley Scott was hoping no one knew anything about Napoleon. Napoleon's story is fascinating. He's at the center of one the first revolutions in Europe that saw the replacement of hereditary god supported monarchies with a republican form of government. This movie was boring . And just so so wrong.

[@ibarf24]

So based on what Jabby said... this is a 2+ hrs Ridley Scott shitty version of GOT (even worst GoT after season 5 😂😂😂)

[@harveyjane432]

❤🎉😊❤

[@KrazyKat007]

This guy is so desperate for access and to be a Hollywood insider that even when he doesn’t like a movie, he’ll still tell his viewers to go pay to see it in the cinemas. LOL He did the same thing with the last Indiana Jones movie.

[@ladyhotep5189]

The synopsis says it's basically about his toxic relationship with his girl. ****did they show the haitians whipping their ass in 1804? 😂 Love you in the hat Achara!

[@citizenbobx]

You could have had the Napoleon as Anakin thing going, and explained how France was the first large country of consequence in the Western World to throw off Monarchy AS A REPUBLIC (America was a backwatery frontier), and this guy came from out of nowhere to export that liberty to the rest of Europe but then betrayed those ideals and seized power for himself, to the eventual ruin of the people who had FINALLY made the powerful folk accountable to them for once. That would be an actually true thing. A character arky grand tragedy thing that I just told you in a fraction of the time that this movie took to tell you nothing. That'll be $30, please.

[@bbbbBEOTCH]

NB was poorly written, portrayed, and acted...for a man who reconvinced a country to follow him to almost certain doom AFTER failing in russia and being exiled you would have never known he was charismatic....movie was dull, boring, and soulless...u can tell ridley had phoenix take a back seat and purposefully sideline the char for josephine char to shine. ur looking too far into this...ridley is british and ran w/the propaganda 19th century version of NB...and i enjoyed last duel with its slow build up and ending. whats is ridley strange obsession with portraying military legends as sexually inept? 6:19 this is NOT the movie for u if ur n2 war movies...i didnt even expect a war movie going in...just didnt expect a hit piece full of mockery that spits on history.

[@ghostlee6434]

You guys know that the actors and people who are in the trenches doing this film don't have a say in when the film gets released? Oscar bait? If they would've released it during the spring or summer then y'all would be saying "what wrong with the film "cause they didn't release it during the fall? Just like you were complaining about Deadpool and black panther being released in fall and not summer. And They were marvel two biggest hits. Movie releases aren't done the way they were done back in the day. Maybe some of you need to adjust your way of critiquing movies instead of putting them in a box.

[@bibek12332]

So you have more complaints with Napoleon than the marvels?🤣🤣

[@Andherewego00]

Two completely different movies.

[@BaithNa]

It's easy to sum up the problems with a properly functioning movie than a disaster like the Marvels.

[@owenharrison761]

Two different films that should be judged differently. This story was intended to be an Oscar-type film with depth and artistic vision, it wasn't just a casual entertainment, so it's only fair that it be judged with a more critical eye.

[@MN-vz8qm]

I guess people don't go with nearly the same expectations

[@bibek12332]

@@Andherewego00 yeah but if someone is a movie lover he criticizes and loves movies through the same lens Most of the marvels review he talked about the positives Most of Napoleon he criticized

[@Blanzalot]

He fought the monarchy defending the French revolution and ended up declaring himself Emperor! How much more vain does he need to be to prove it.

[@CinePals]

The movie doesn’t paint it as simple as that. The movie paints it as something he didn’t necessarily desire.

[@victorhuertas4685]

Achara looking hella cute with that Napolen hat.

[@craigcottrell944]

That's wat films about someone's life do go throu parts of there life

[@mattsmith1826]

Of course these two are going to be way more critical now without any brand or studio to please to .And Apple tv plus dosent mind what people say about the movie that will likely hit streaming really fast unlike Marvel and DC studios and their rabid fanbase.You gotta keep getting those invites back.Even Achara puts on her " critical hat" in Napoleon form.

[@CinePals]

Stop with the conspiracies please and just assume we are speaking our truth.

[@MaxXThakur]

Look matt you’ve literally spammed it in every review the same thing And this hate will not take you anywhere,opinions are subjective..i like something and u dont,simple as that You don’t have to make such a fuss about it Just unsubscribe and Gtfo.

[@Lucifez6160]

Bruh, the movie was just ass. I'm surprised Jaby and Achara are being this generous in the review. The movie was nothing but English propaganda from Scott that really shows he does not care about history (as he agreed he doesn't care in interviews),

[@thales8153]

you two look cute toghether