Despite being plagued by harsh reviews from French critics and a derisive retaliation by director Ridley Scott, “Napoleon” had a strong opening in France on Wednesday, grossing an estimated $1.019 ...
French critics considered Ridley Scott’s new biopic lazy, pointless, boring, migraine-inducing, too short and historically inaccurate. And that’s just to start. By Catherine Porter Reporting from ...
Ridley Scott isn’t bothered. His latest film, Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the emblematic French emperor, has been getting hit with several mixed-to-negative reviews coming out of France. In ...