Napoleon was compelling — Ridley Scott's movie is not
Ridley Scott's epic tale of the French emperor fails to investigate what made Napoleon tick.
Source: cbc.ca
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Ridley Scott's epic tale of the French emperor fails to investigate what made Napoleon tick.
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