“Destiny has brought me here. Destiny has brought me this lamb chop.”
That line from Ridley Scott’s upcoming biopic, “Napoleon,” may sound ridiculous, but it encapsulates the complex nature of the film, which stars Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby.
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