Ridley Scott

2 entries tagged Ridley Scott

review · 7/10

Gladiator II

By Sumi | November 14, 2024

Entertaining if bloated Hollywood romp that manages to subvert enough of the tropes of the original to not make it feel like it's too much of a complete retelling, even if Ridley Scott is constantly shoving pieces of the original in our faces to the point I feel Russell Crowe should've been properly credited as lead actor.

review · 4/10

Napoleon and the Lamb Chops of Destiny

By Sumi | December 8, 2023

The only thing Napoleon has going for it is its indulgence in farcical iconoclasm; a very deliberate depiction of a near-mythological historical figure as a comically inept, less-than-human caricature.