Summary Ridley Scott's Napoleon was a critical and commercial disappointment, yet its relative failure proves that the veteran director has repeated an earlier, 19-year-old mistake. In many ways, Scott's Napoleon project was always doomed. The vast scope of its subject's life makes it all but impossible for any movie to adequately tell his story, without leading to a ridiculous runtime.
The Kingdom of Heaven director's cut improved the original film in almost every way. Characters that seemed peripheral sketches in the original were fully fleshed out, while the additional 45 minutes helped to fully bring the world of Medieval Jerusalem to life like never before. Critical reaction was also much improved, with Empire describing the restored footage as "pieces missing from a beautiful but incomplete puzzle," and others showering the alternate version with praise.
Ahead of Napoleon's November 2023 release, Ridley Scott already confirmed that he was working on a "fantastic" 270-minute cut . This additional project follows the precedent set by Kingdom of Heaven. However, in repeating history, Scott has proven that he hasn't learned the lessons from Kingdom of Heaven's mistakes.
Napoleon's Director's Cut Could Massively Improve The Movie Close Arguably the biggest problem with the theatrical, 157-minute Napoleon is that despite its epic runtime, the movie still feels incredibly rushed. Bonaparte's campaigns in Egypt and Austria are over before they have begun, while seminal events in his rise to power are totally ignored for the sake of efficiency.
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