Following the film’s world premiere in Paris Nov. 14, numerous French critics labeled it lazy, boring and even "migraine-inducing." Le Figaro labeled "Napoleon" as "Barbie and Ken under the Empire." ...

Ridley Scott‘s “Napoleon” is a movie that French people love to hate. But despite harsh criticism in France, the historical epic smashed the box office and grossed over $9.76 million from 1. ...

Ridley Scott's epic war film starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby is becoming a global streaming hit two years after ...

As recapped by the BBC, other French publications also targeted Scott’s latest. The daily newspaper Le Figaro said the film could be renamed “Barbie and Ken Under the Empire,” while Napoleon ...

Other French publications have targeted Scott’s latest film. Le Figaro, a daily newspaper, suggested that the film could be reimagined as “Barbie and Ken Under the Empire.”. Napoleon ...

‘Affairs, arrogance and a disdain for Brits: Napoleon was so stereotypically French’ With a new film out soon about Napoleon Bonaparte, historian Guy Walters takes a closer look at the life ...

Last Sunday, before the film hit theaters here, a French auction house announced that it had sold one of Napoleon’s signature bicorn hats for a record 1.9 million euros, or $2.1 million.

Napoleon has stormed the box office in France days after Ridley Scott’s scathing reaction to French critics who tore the film apart.. The film defied the critics and amassed strong box office ...

Napoleon has made a strong start at the French box office despite some scathing reviews from French critics.. READ MORE: How Vanessa Kirby became Napoleon’s empress: “Joaquin Phoenix and I ...

The film’s varying attitude toward history may turn away some history buffs, but “Napoleon” is, overall, a movie that successfully differentiates itself from other historical dramas.