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As one can figure out from the title, Napoleon is an historical epic about the life of The French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, played by Joaquin Phoenix.  The film takes us into Napoleons life, his rise to power, his military conquests and his difficult relationship with Josephine, his wife, played by Vanessa Kirby.  The movie is a series of grand battles which include a lot of blood, gore and death and are really impressive.  However, even if one likes to see this sort of movie, the film does seem slow at times and I am not sure if, in the end, we really get to know Napoleon and who he truly was.  Very long movie, with battles scenes that held my attention, but overall, a movie that left me not sure of if it was really worthwhile.