I had high hopes for Napoleon but the final product was, for me, disappointing.

Lets start by saying this feels more like a cinematic biography than sweeping saga.

The approach taken is to move from set piece to set piece through the passage of this famous figures life. Regrettably, the handling, like Napoleons tryst with Josephine, is quick and crude. Set piece gives way to yet more set pieces,with no real contextual cohesion.

There are a number of historical inaccuracies too. The most glaring being the absence of a younger actor in the earlier part of Napoleons career. This coul... read the rest.