Rotten
Unfortunately, that same suspense -- Poisoned wine! Secret pacts! Doppelgangers! -- is sometimes a little too stiff, making Monsieur N. play at times like a second-tier Agatha Christie mystery.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Overview
This film covers the last years of the Emperor's life, imprisoned by the British on St Helena, a remote island off the west coast of Africa. Napoleon retains a loyal entourage of officers who help him plot his escape and evade the attentions of the island's overzealous governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.
Director and cast
- Antoine de Caunes Director
- Philippe Torreton as Napoléon Bonaparte
- Richard E. Grant as Hudson Lowe
- Jay Rodan as Basil Heathcote
- Elsa Zylberstein as Albine de Montholon
- Roschdy Zem as Marshal Bertrand
- Bruno Putzulu as Cipriani
- Stéphane Freiss as Gen. Montholon
- Frédéric Pierrot as Gen. Gourgaud
- Siobhan Hewlett as Betsy Balcombe
- Peter Sullivan as Thomas Reade
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
70%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This richly produced tale of the last years of the famous 19th-century conqueror has a certain captivating quality about it.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
A film of polished ensemble performances, burnished period interiors and fine landscapes, but it's a little bloodless.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Though at over two hours the movie is too long and too slow, de Caunes sustains a sense of mystery and ambiguity to the end of what is both a satisfying character study and a stately quasi-thriller for amateur historians.
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
As modest conspiracy-mongering, the movie is perfectly robust, earning its dramatic impact from its classical sense of intrigue and Philippe Torreton's testy performance in the title role.
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice
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