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Napoleon (Ridley Scott, 2023)

Napoleon (Ridley Scott, 2023)

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Oene Kummer
Dec 15, 2023
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Ridley Scott’s Napoleon is a biopic, with some odd elements, but also an epic historical drama, that works best as solid meat-and-potatoes entertainment for folks who enjoy historical action dramas.

It’s not a great movie by any standards, at least not in its current 2 1/2 hour form. Scott has already said that his director’s cut, that will premiere on A…

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