Review: “Napoleon” Is Too Edited to Overcome Its Flaws
The Oscar debut of Ridley Scott’s epic drama Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon and Vanessa Kirby as Empress Joséphine, comes after Christopher Nolan’s Oscar candidate Oppenheimer broke $1 billion. This dramatically shortened 2-hour and 38-minute theatrical version of Napoleon does not make up for its flaws. A 4-hour, 10-minute version will be accessible on AppleTV+. Napoleon must recoup its…
