Michael Reilly

How anyone who could throw shade at this docuseries is beyond me, I wish all history could be taught and portrayed so well. I stumbled on this on a Saturday AM and watched the entire series for the rest of the morning. The accuracy, dialogue, battle choreography, perspective (from some seriously heavy hitting pros), and even the acting sold it 100x over for me. An incredible depiction of the personalities, decisions, and motivations of the men who fought this war. Well done History Channel, one of the best you've ever assembled. Brilliant all around.

Fight scene, one liner, fight scene, one liner, crappy jokes and more gratuitous language setups from 10 years ago, another fight scene, more one liners. Kind of a decent ending? Only because I couldn't wait for it. Exhausting.

Whoever is calling this film a masterpiece and gives glowing reviews of Phoenix as one of the best actors of his generation is the one who should win a best actor award. This thing meandered from scene to scene with zero energy or continuity, depending on CGI battles fill the gaps and keep your interest. Phoenix, as per the usual with just about any of his roles, fails to give his audience anything to be remotely excited, saddened, or passionate about. Maybe that was Napoleon’s style? If it was, then bravo, he nailed it, and I’ll say a prayer for 19th century France tonight. If not, this might’ve been the worst thing I’ve spent $20 on in months. The only redeeming quality here was Kirby’s performance and some gorgeous natural scenery.