Napoleon Review

Watch our Napoleon review. Napoleon, reviewed by A.A. Dowd. Narrated by Ronny Barrier.
Ridley Scott returns to the old-world battlefields and feudal intrigue of his Oscar-winning Gladiator with a decades-spanning biopic of the French tactician who conquered half of Europe. As a historical epic, Napoleon is handsome but a little impersonal - you can really feel the absence of texture lost in getting it down under three hours. But between the textbook bullet points, a very funny anti-Great Man biopic peeks through, thanks largely to Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as a Bonaparte who’s more boy than man.
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[@sarsattacks]

The Napoleon complex referenced so many times in this review is untrue. Napoleon was above average in height at the time. It was cartoonists who made him short and it just stuck on.

[@ordinarryalien]

True. Slightly above average.

[@countcampbell]

Wee guy syndrome 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[@zaq9339]

A French foot is something like 1.07 British feet which is why he was believed to be shorter than he really was.

[@countcampbell]

@@zaq9339 offended French man alert !!!

[@vinced7618]

I'm glad to hear they didn't make a big thing out of his height, because he was normal/average height. It's more weird to me that the person tasked to review the movie seems to be under the impression that he was regularly made fun of for being short, when he wasn't.

[@arnelpanelle407]

Agreed!! The dude that made this review is just a beta male that’s probably mad at the film for not making fun of Napoleon’s height so he can feel better about himself.

[@derrickhaggard]

Correct

[@countcampbell]

Small guy thread 😂

[@countcampbell]

Small talk !!!

[@maro1139]

"hey! Im average height for the time!"

[@joem0088]

Saw it last night at the premier. Film gave no credit to Napoleon contribution to anything, not even to the Civil Code he poineered. Napoleon was much loved by the French and Scot did not show that. Ridley Scot must be showing the Anglo-Saxon memory of Napoleon.

[@ritzkola2302]

Are the French not Anglo Saxon?

[@alkhenjakehassan1121]

@@ritzkola2302 nope, they're german Franks.

[@I_Shit_on_your_shit_point]

Nor did it need to Lame dipshittery

[@AleksanderHoff]

Imagine this getting 7.. and The Marvels 8. IGN has truly lost it.

[@davidliu3463]

Imagine how much $ marvel credited to ign

[@nikolaig1]

Marvels was way way better. Diserves an 9 honestly 🎉🎉

[@sentientmustache8360]

“Sir, they rated us a 7” “There’s nothing we can do”

[@Sajasta]

Marshall Ney: "There is one thing we can do, my emperor." Napoleon: "What is it?" Marshall Ney: "Commit the Guards."

[@Anthonycheesman33]

Giving the marvels an 8 will follow ign into eternity lol,

[@countcampbell]

How so ???

[@patricksharpe1148]

​@@countcampbellThey gave this movie 7. And gave a tire wore out superhero movie that is a bomb an 8.

[@nikolaig1]

Marvels is an 9 and this is a 4

[@renzgrand]

For those of you who don’t know IGN gave the Marvels 8/10 There just not in the accuracy game is all I’m saying

[@blastmedia3218]

Why are you here?

[@MintReactions]

2 different reviewers. 2 different genres. 2 different opinions.

[@sashagaster9381]

They send a certain female reviewer for shows and films like Shulk and The Marvels. She thinks anything female is genius

[@Darkdiver28]

@@MintReactions that is just a bad way to rate things. You have to be held consistent to a standard

[@jinpei05]

​@@Darkdiver28ok dipshit. Then what's the point of having a diverse staff with different opinions? Why not just have one person review everything? 🙄

[@jimbob4447]

He wasn't short for the time, he was average height. Average height nowadays for a Western European man would be considered comically tall back then.

[@havocgr1976]

Yeah Alexander the great was "short" too, it just happens that everyone around him was "short" too.

[@zytarrr]

that is not accurate

[@reddevildk8641]

​@zytarrr yes it is lmao he only appears small and was described small because he would only hire guards etc that were over 6 feet tall

[@rebelcrabking1823]

okay short dude

[@zytarrr]

wrong again@@reddevildk8641

[@CoolAdam247]

IGN would have given Napoleon a 10 if Napoleon was played by a transgender Sri Lankan 🤣🤣🤣

[@bhoj03]

ahahahaha

[@ryanjamesbarr1465]

Hey IGN - might help with the review to have someone who knows a little about history so they can stop referencing why they didn’t hang a lantern on Napoleons shortness 🙄

[@collectingmemoriesyt]

I'm waiting for the directors cut. It's an hour and a half longer. You just can't cut that much out of a movie without harming it I'm sure it will be an improvement over the theatrical cut.

[@PGAC22]

Ridley Scott's Directors cut of Kingdom of Heaven, makes that movie go from ok to amazing

[@AlmightyAjax]

Exaclty! It was the same with The Kingdom of Heaven.

[@leiviniabirdway5945]

No amount of cut can fix the character's assassination

[@jamesgravil9162]

"You just can't cut [an hour and a half] out of a movie without harming it." The theatrical release of Return of the King is an hour shorter than the extended edition, and it didn't harm the film which is already a bum-numbing 200 minutes. And it STILL left out a lot of stuff from the book, such as the Scouring of the Shire!

[@Cheesefist]

Can’t wait till Ridley Scott releases 5 directors cut for this film

[@Phil_Official]

He already confirmed there will be a massive directors cut which adds lots of scenes with napoleons wife

[@sadistikalchemist]

There’s apparently a 4 hour cut of this film.

[@AveTrainOnDaTrack]

Yea, unlike kingdom of heaven, there is no amount of added screen time that is going to save this rotting goat carcass of a movie

[@Cheesefist]

@@AveTrainOnDaTrack damn. That’s harsh. But if it worked for justice league, I’m pretty sure it can help this

[@Otto-Just]

This man was great; why would they turn him into a weird psychosexual mannish-boy. The director clearly stained this project with his own biases and false judgements.

[@McLarenMercedes]

A British director or producer would never portray Napoleon as a great man. Napeleon usually is the butt of all jokes in most portrayals of him in in tv shows, comedies or old hearsay. If not a joke then either a deeply flawed or peculiar individual. He remains a nemesis of the British in one form or another so don't expect a fair and balanced portrayal of him.

[@vonnstevens2502]

The Marvels 8/10 Napoleon 7/10 Makes sense right guys…..right??

[@blastmedia3218]

It does actually because different people reviewed it. Hope that helps

[@DashieNegan41]

Napoleon > Flopvels

[@WizzlyBearW0rms]

@@blastmedia3218that honestly just makes it worse

[@isimioyekunlemarktaiwo3643]

​​@@WizzlyBearW0rms no it doesn't make much worse because people have their own opinions..and ign is not one person, it is a multitude of people with their own takes..can you please stop this childish trend.

[@NUFC_Adam]

@@WizzlyBearW0rmsHow does that make it worse? 😂 Should they have 1 person review every film that comes out or should everyone at IGN have the exact same opinion on every film?

[@mwmv921]

This film has as much in common with history as Captain America with USA history:) It's a spectacle, but please, don't let anyone call it a historical film, it's pure entertainment cinema.

[@BrunoDeMarques]

Giving it a 7 means IGN would direct a far better movie … 😩

[@Gettothegone]

Beta men are doing the reviews…

[@nikosvault]

Alpha men unemployed making comments on the videos.

[@pedroeldiablo811]

Napoleon was completely unknown and wasn't in paris when the the former queen was beheaded.

[@em1ownerify]

Dudes whole review is about height. I’d personally love to see this goofball behind this review.

[@user-vn6ol1jn9l]

You're reviewing cannot be trusted anymore, you have lost all credibility. You gave the marvels a 8!! When no one else on earth gave above 4.

[@ArthurCallahan1]

Never trust IGN lol

[@Tails7212]

It's a shame Kubrick and Ian Holm never got to do the mini series

[@Sigurd94]

Spielberg is working on it right now. :)

[@mckeagney8698]

He was five foot, six and a half inches, the being short was no more than British propaganda

[@Parasmunt]

Your company gave Marvels 8? This a 7? What are you smoking?

[@youamazing41]

Ign lol

[@Trademarc4ever]

They gave it a 7

[@palmtreeguy4706]

Napoleon wasn’t even short. Lol

[@ZechsMerquise195]

He was slightly above average height (5 feet 6.5 inches - 169 cm), with 5 feet and 5 inches being average for the French male at the time.

[@X-Axel]

5.6 is short bruv

[@user-hu8fn2jp5v]

​@@X-Axelnot at the time

[@jamespaul6315]

@@user-hu8fn2jp5v5’7 is average male now

[@palmtreeguy4706]

@@X-Axel people weren’t s as tall back then.

[@svijoykumar2464]

The marvel 8 and this movie gets 7...just wow.

[@JohnReviews]

Touch grass

[@parker1093]

From the sounds of it they butchered the man in favor of how the british viewed him rather than how he really was in history. Further reinforced when the director openly mocked the French when they came out against the movie.

[@kingrobthegreat7446]

Well he wasn't warm and fuzzy. What did you want?

[@parker1093]

@@kingrobthegreat7446 A certain degree of dignity and historical accuracy. History shows that he was far from a saint, but it also shows that he was not as emotionally unstable as the movie depicts him.

[@EazyMiguel]

​@@parker1093it's a film. of course they will take artistic liberties for dramatic purposes. just enjoy it on it's own merit man

[@Karadjordje2]

Did the reviewer have a personal beef with Napoleon?😂

[@AveTrainOnDaTrack]

No but Ridley scott does apparently

[@jackraider1039]

​@@AveTrainOnDaTrackHe needs to half assing on his movies.

[@TheEdge425]

No diversity 7

[@DashieNegan41]

Who cares about diversity

[@rus.t]

Mad respect to Scott for still making these historical movies despite being a financial risk

[@bigiladro]

Historical ( totally inaccurate) movies, yes...yes .... Thanks Scott...

[@deniss.6205]

@@bigiladroAre you not entertained?!!!

[@jakubbarton1770]

Doesn't seem like Scott really cares about history, so why take the financial risk to make a historical biopic?

[@JameGoFast]

if he was in "financial trouble" then i'm sure he wouldn't be able to afford to make a movie lol

[@Yorgar]

@@deniss.6205 No, just saw it and it is an absolute travesty.

[@GaradrielS]

How in your sane minds, can The Marvels have a bigger score than this film?

[@babakjafari2084]

money money money

[@_Cetarial]

Because it’s inaccurate?

[@JMGauthier]

Stop treating review scores like a linear scale. An 8 for a superhero movie does not mean it's better than a 7 for an entirely different genre. Each review is for THAT product only and not to be compared with anything else.

[@Caes3r_]

@@_Cetarial go watch a documentary if you want to learn something. People go to movie theatres for entertainment

[@DashieNegan41]

Don't Napoleon will top Marvels in the box office

[@simonherland4081]

It was a disastrous script. A really bad movie. Cinematography was flawless. But aside from that, dull, uninspiring, unfocused, unexciting, random, woefully inaccurate, and almost insulting

[@tomcat_vf41]

This feels like this review was AI generated until the verdict. Never get lost in the editing process friends.

[@jovialnobody]

It did sound like the prompt was "a 2023 movie review in the style of a Buzzfeed article"

[@tomcat_vf41]

@@jovialnobody Exactly, lmao. Glad I’m not the only one who felt that way.

[@EpiCz_Izzy]

This movie will be…Dynamite? I’ll let myself out.

[@carloscampo9119]

Who would have thought, an Englishman made a movie trashing Napoleon? Haha That being said, regardless of how reductionist, anti-French or one-sided it might be, the critique of a "great man figure" in history can be welcomed (Don't imagine anyone trying to make such a critique with Alexander the Great or Caesar, so Napoleon fits the part). However, it seems like it might be convoluted. Maybe the 4hr Director's Cut could be better?

[@Jonmad17]

"Little men inflicting their inadequacy on the world" Not only playing into the historical lie that Napoleon was 'small' (physically or otherwise), but tacitly accepting the notion that a man has to remain in his station if he isn't already born into an important family. This is a very reactionary view of power.

[@Saretz]

7/10, not Marvelous enough

[@DangerSmoove]

No Way The Marvels Is Better Than This Movie…

[@sidewinder2057]

Yeah, IGN, Captain Marvel is better that this for sure, right? Ffs..

[@carlosmontes4511]

Sad they didn’t include his Spain arc

[@TheAntiEggroll]

Still waiting on the Directors cut to find out if Napoleon is a replicant or not

[@bradenrivers8241]

The problem with the movie is that people like this reviewer now think they know something about Napoleon, even though they are a Google search away from discovering he wasn’t short. If you wanna learn something about Napoleon, read a biography, because I’m pretty sure Scott didn’t.

[@johnbrucemcguirk9906]

For crissake he was average height for the time. The tiny thing was Brit propaganda helped along by Warner Brothers cartoons!!!

[@nocturnalforsaken4519]

his height was his enemy strategy to diminish his image since they cant use his military and administrative. he great General and Statesman

[@buckeye987]

He was 5’7”. Not short at the time.

[@pouryatajik4554]

Unpopular opinion: ign movies reviews are so medicore.

[@mustafaahmedsalahaldeen9767]

Holy hell now they're giving movies 7/10 as well

[@gamepitchway3500]

IGN should stop rating movies and stick to video games even that they do a poor job reviewing.

[@ZeroGravity326]

Typical score save you some time 7/10. LOL. Jokers gave marvels 8/10.

[@lolzforlunch]

Ive been waiting for someone to put a score on his military career for years

[@querlimfranco8466]

JUST SAW NAPALEON... 5 stars for acting and battle scenes.. -5 stars for short story line... two decades plus crammed into a less than 3 hour film. it was like.. awesome one minute and then 3years later.... and awesome again and then 3 years later... needless to say it left a lot to be desired.

[@joshpollnitz3665]

im so confused as to whether u liked the movie

[@Halfshanks]

Ridley alluded to a 4 hour extended cut to be released after theatres.

[@theportugueselegend]

​@@HalfshanksHonestly, that's not how you do a movie. There's dozens of masterpieces without director's cuts. The Godfather might be the only one with more than 20 years that really needed a director's cut to achieve perfection. Point is, if it needs a director's cut, it's probably not a masterpiece from the beggining

[@UndeadxPenguins]

The movie's problem was that it isn't a biopic about Napoleon, but instead it is a biopic about Napoleon & his wife. The war scenes were great, the cinematography was fantastic, & the acting was well done, but there were so many scenes that felt unnecessary because they were unimportant to the whole story/movie. It is a 6 overall.

[@thebomb78]

Joke review. The reviews just comes across as pompous and negative.

[@bandersnatch7348]

Sounds like a terrible review. I’ll probably stick to these guys for comic book movies and gaming stuff.

[@grumpygrant4537]

What ever this channel says , just think the opposite and that’s the accurate opinion. This channel is the new watchmojo

[@jplully]

Quite a few mistakes, no historic castles from that era and interiors to be seen.

[@PrayanshAlurkar]

Never knew napoleon spoke English

[@Uvalacrosse10]

All of the French have English accents too.

[@rebelcrabking1823]

OK, if IGN gave it a 7, it means this movie is a masterpiece.

[@Uvalacrosse10]

Sadly, it is not.

[@rebelcrabking1823]

@@Uvalacrosse10 actually it is

[@gothpotato]

@@rebelcrabking1823 subjective taste is a thing

[@nordy259]

For a movie like this yes, if it was a Disney movie a 7 would mean it actually deserved a 2

[@UnicornPizza]

They also gave The Marvels an 8, lol.

[@FrancoisRoy]

Absolutely mediocre and so filled with deliberate wrongs, it is insulting. If you want something actually decent, watch the series with Christian Clavier.

[@spider496]

Agree, Scott lost his touch, he should retire and go to Bahamas or something 😂.

[@justheretowatchvideosandco9424]

@@spider496 lost his touch a while ago. Prometheus was hilariously overrated and bad.

[@jasonsmith530]

Ridley Scott is my favorite history teacher

[@Kefka.]

Yikes.

[@xSavedSoulx]

ehhh

[@ELyAvErEX]

really?? well...u know nothing....

[@Tails7212]

You've captured 3 nerd souls already OP, excellent trolling

[@onemoreminute0543]

It really makes you feel like Napoleon

[@zv3456u-]

*Vanessa Kirby was born in 1988* *Joaquín Phoenix was born in 1974* *14 years OLDER than her* *Napoleon was born in 1769* *Josephine was born in 1763* *3 years YOUNGER than her*

[@joelleabounader1706]

This movie looks like it was winter dark during all of Bonaparte's life. There is no color in it. It would make more sense to shot that movie in black and white.

[@light2666]

Who tf is reviewing this movie....

[@bumblebee2956]

It’s an ok film not awesome. Ridley Scott took a different approach.

[@EricTheRed06]

His accent is incredible.

[@macguru9999]

The movie depicts a c*ntstruck Napoleon who is destined to lose. If the real Bonaparte was alive he would sue ...

[@alienlifeform7268]

did an Ai thesuraus write this review?

[@waqarsaleem8611]

Why is this IGN guy angry?

[@JBrotsis1]

For those looking for the rating, without watching the video, it’s IGN. Take a wild guess.

[@ihateallthethings2683]

Finally something interesting and not a marvel movie

[@Avionicx]

The actor for Napoleon and Josephine is the only thing that barely saved this movie. Everything else was complete and utter dogshit. If you have a shred of respect for history, especially Napoleonic history, just watch Waterloo or something. Waste of time.

[@tuanmemes]

There's nothing we can do

[@CaptainRico234]

IGN will just let anyone review on their behalf. He leant his whole review on the "Napoleon Complex" concept which is a myth based on propaganda. No wonder the rest of the review held no weight.

[@christomorpho]

This movie was beautiful! It looks like a painting! The source material was the neo classical Art from that era - genius!

[@ivanpb1983]

Worst film I've seen this year.

[@AlanSimspon]

A bit disjointed at the start but thoroughly enjoyed it, particularly the second half. Some historical inaccuracy not a big deal to me as its not a documentary. 8/10

[@blouh2o744]

Samo se vi drzite recenzija igara ,niste vi za filmove...10/10

[@RenasMayi]

It's a 7

[@panelaashigaryuuko]

Please tell me if he said the thing ...

[@onemoreminute0543]

"7/10 Too many French flags."

[@Mid-AirMan]

This review tells me more about the reviewer than the movie. Go see movies, play games, and try things instead of listening to critics and reviews.

[@CineRanter]

Let's be honest. It wasn't great.

[@just_a_gamer3420]

Just got back from the cinema mate and no it wasn’t great 😂

[@martstam2016]

Everyone who is into movies can recognize strong Barry Lyndon inspiration. Unfortunately it doesn't work, Scott is not Kubrick.😢

[@patrickdoherty4527]

Yeah, he wasn't short but I'm pretty sure he spoke French.

[@damtan6286]

They gave it a 7.

[@jaredgunkle1562]

fun fact if you watch this review 10 times youll hate movies

[@jonathanstempleton7864]

Historical inaccuracies, mumbled dialogue, and too short. One movie can't do this man justice.

[@arc1419]

By the ones who joke about their calification in IGN Those guys are overvalue this heresy to napoleon

[@Humbulumba]

Score: 7/10

[@Red22Black]

It’s already out??

[@sprypinegames5390]

Came out today. It’s due to thanksgiving

[@DashieNegan41]

Coming this week in UK same day as Wish

[@HistoryandHeadlines]

Will the film be financially successful?

[@m.r4841]

Absolutely

[@harveyspecter4587]

Cant call this movie a historical, its such shame and waste of my time, the title should've been "Relationship between Napoleon and Josephine"

[@jchandlersabeast]

Ign: this movie doesn’t quite reach the delirious heights of The Marvels

[@pharaohmedjaylawofmedjay2680]

There Was African Haitian General That Defeated Napoleon in Real Life But They Rejected Him Because He Defeated Napoleon The Story Sounds Epic Why They Don’t put This in The Movie 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@crusaderadrift5138]

This film seems as if someone saw a portrait of Napoleon and attempted to mold a character based solely on that portrait, half the movie the main character even presents like a portrait. Napoleon was known to be an enormously charismatic character that easily garnered the loyalty of those around him. as a result.

[@roninoscuro9087]

The second wave comes out of the... trenches at the battle of Austerlitz... Napoleon leads (???) a cavalry charge at Borodino. Ridley Scott's Napoleon: where 1917 meets the charge of the Rohirrim (Lord of the Rings) and where a series of silly and historically inaccurate vignettes is served up as a some sort of a "vision". You were not there either Ridley Scott nor have you read much on the subject.

[@Phasguy]

I’m not sure if you realized this, but this is a movie and not a video game

[@zv3456u-]

*Napoleón spoke Corso, an Italian language and French* *Napoleon 2023: 2 hours 38 minutes* *Budget: $200 M*

[@Darkdiver28]

Oh wait. This isnt a PS5 exclusive, lets give it a 7