Brian Cox hated Napoleon and blames it on Joaquin Phoenix and shared his opinion on the movie.

Cox said about the film, “Terrible. It’s terrible. A truly terrible performance by Joaquin Phoenix. It really is appalling.”

He continued, “I don’t know what he was thinking. I think it’s totally his fault and I don’t think Ridley Scott helps him. I would have played it a lot better than Joaquin Phoenix, I tell you that. You can say it’s good drama. No, it’s lies.”

He added, “I think he’s well named. Joaquin … whackeen … whacky. It’s a sort of whacky performance.”