[MikelTackNailer]

I can’t stand up for Bonaparte but I’ve read that director/producer Ridley Scott cherry-picked and altered Napoleon’s story too far as to render the movie a wasted three hours - except for the battle scenes so great as to rescue the whole project.

Another shame of great talents and a fortune mishandled on a grand scale. Like Gary Oldman in "Darkest Hour" we have a great actor in Joaquin Phoenix suspending disbelief as a failure at home while conquering the known world around him.

If I were paranoid and prone to wear aluminum foil hats I'd think Hollywood is purposely trying to tear down all the greatness of anyone who happened to be born white and male.

Nah...it's fine. Go away now.

(Thumbs up for Critical Drinker)

[MinorityRepublican]

but I’ve read that director/producer Ridley Scott cherry-picked and altered Napoleon’s story too far as to render the movie a wasted three hours - except for the battle scenes

I heard the same thing. Which is why I passed on it. Maybe I'll watch a clip of the battle scenes on YouTube later. Should be 10-20 minutes of good material.

I'm skeptical of movies in general, especially in this woke/me too era we're in.