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There's little to say about this product. No story, no characters, no one to root for or care. Laughable attempts of suspense, dizzing photography that thinks it's cool, terrible editing and structure.

It feels like a 90-minute script that was streched as much as possible to fit the two and a half hours mark for no reason, quickly put together with a few big name actors to atract eyes, and that's it. This thing is closer to a product than a film, saddly - no poetry, no art, no subtleness or care, heart, a story to tell. Netflix is know for publishing trash most of the time, but this one is specially mediocre. Not worth a watch even for the curious, I strongly recommend to go watch something else.

This movie had great potential of thriving in at least one of three things: fun, historical accuracy and a heart. It's sad to see that Mr. Scott chose to embrace none of them, instead walking towards a visual spectacle empty of a soul.

While technically impressive, with huge battles with thousands of men, good photography, amazing acting and costume design and great sound, the movie is just that - a technical feat, threading many subjects while not able to choose none of them. It's a production that would be fine if aired as a TV mini-series in History Channel, if not by the great visuals and acting, but lacking greatly as a story within the huge scope of what could be told and explored.

It is impressive that a movie huge as this one is was directed by Mr. Scott, and I do enjoy how the movie portrays Bonaparte not as a hero or god but as a frail, insecure man, but saddly this movie doesn't leave a mark, or tear, or a story at the end. The greatest movie never made remains, well... never made.

For what this movie proposes itself to do, it accomplishes it in a beaultiful result. If movies are the best of way of telling stories, this one does that in the most wonderful way - visiting all the corners of humanity and their tales in a well crafted way. I recommend this for everyone.