1. In the end, the once-proud leader has been reduced to the impish dimensions of a sitcom character, from Emperor Napoleon to Major Dad.
2. A fun and fanciful comic adventure ... that takes a great premise and runs with it.
3. This is a good yarn, successful and insightful, well-told and well-acted.
4. A fanciful drama about Napoleon's last years and his surprising discovery of love and humility.
5. This new spin on the old switcheroo plot is intriguing, warmly human and gently funny.
6. The film is occasionally too happy with itself, but it's anchored in a marvelously varied and tempered performance by Ian Holm.
7. A lighthearted, feel-good film that embraces the time-honored truth that the most powerful thing in life is love.
8. Presents an intriguing concept ... without developing the idea in a believable or amusing way.
9. [Holm] saves this film time and again with an eagle's gaze that puts you on alert, prompting you to sit up a little straighter in that theater seat.
10. Not even Sir Alec Guinness could have made it memorable
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?
The premise of The Emperor's New Clothes is intriguing, and Holm gives a delightful performance.