Wow this movie was painful to watch. The best word I can think of to describe it is "disjointed". There's very little character development or historical plot development. What you get is 6 battle scenes that all look similar sandwiched with Napoleon's codependent, sniveling scenes with Josephine. Phoenix has two modes, yelling or speaking in a flat monotone. It's made even more odd when he's the only character speaking with an American accent. Everyone else speaks in a British accent, which gets really off kilter during the battle of Waterloo. There are definitely shades of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood. Vanessa Kirby is the only shining star. Her bored looks when she has to deal with Napoleon pretty much summed it up for the rest of the audience too.