Napoleon Review

Published: Nov. 22, 2023, 3:30 p.m.

b"Capsule Review: Napoleon is unimaginative, uninspired, and unrelentingly dry. The score and sound design are masterful, but Scott expects them to do too much work in this inert bolder of a story. It's doesn't even give good costume drama - and I say that as a lover of costume dramas.\\xa0\\nListen as Ro chats with Kriss about how Ridley Scott tricked her into watching a film that turns pivotal historical characters into Looney Tunes caricatures and makes such a criminal waste of Vanessa Kirby that Ro demands Scott fight her.\\xa0\\nDirector: Ridley Scott\\nWriters: David Scarpa\\nStarring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim\\nRuntime:\\xa0 2 Hours 38 Minutes\\nSynopsis: \\xa0[Alllegedly] based on the true story of Napoleon Bonaparte, primarily depicting the French leader's rise to power as well as his relationship with\\xa0Empress Jos\\xe9phine\\n\\nNapoleon opns in theaters November 22, 2023\\n\\nLike what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter:\\n\\n@Phenomblak\\n@InsanityReport\\n@TheMTRNetwork\\n\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nOur shirts are now on TeePublic.\\xa0 https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nWant more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!"