It would have been strange to think of calling a movie on Napoleon "a toxic romance drama" before watching Ridley Scott's Napoleon. You might have even been forgiven for laughing calling it that. Funnily enough, for large parts of the movie, it is exactly that. Oh, and it takes creative liberties with historical fact multiple times. Saying that the 160-minute movie was "unexpected" is an understatement.
Ridley Scott is one of the most celebrated directors in the filmmaking world, with a career spanning over 45 years - from Blade Runner to Thelma & Louise to Gladiator to American....