Dual

Name: Dual
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy
Released: April 15, 2022
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Aaron Paul, Andrei Alen, Beulah Koale, Donat Balaj, Elina Jackson

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Falcon Films | Release Date: April 15, 2022 | R

Starring: Aaron Paul, Andrei Alen, Beulah Koale, Donat Balaj, Elina Jackson, June Hyde, Karen Gillan, Kristofer Gummerus, Maija Paunio, Nico Siekkinen, Rea Lest, Theo James

Summary: Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah (Karen Gillan) opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the
death. Now she has one year to train her body and mind for the fightUpon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah (Karen Gillan) opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the
death. Now she has one year to train her body and mind for the fight of her life.
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Director: Riley Stearns

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Jacob Oller

Jan 24, 2022

If you’re blessed with matching taste, where you’ll put up with a bunch of over-literal, stiff-backed oddballs dealing with a clone crisis, you’ll find a rewarding and gut-busting film that’s lingering ideas are nearly as strong as its humorous, thoughtful construction. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Jan 25, 2022

Writer-director Riley Stearns transforms depression and disappointment into a hilarious confrontation of death and a peculiar tale of self-image in an uncanny film with a precisely bizarre lead performance. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Apr 14, 2022

Stearns’ film is less interested in examining the complexities of our duality than it is with displaying our societal follies with an irony and disaffection that is Stearns’ trademark. When Dual’s clone confrontation lands on its O. Henry finale, it’s both inevitable and satisfying, another darkly comic deposition to add to the archive. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Apr 12, 2022

Gillan gets a great opportunity to show her comedic skills, and Stearns remains a solid purveyor of dark comedy, but Dual’s gloom eventually overtakes the absurdity to a depressing degree. Read full review

Vince Mancini

Jan 28, 2022

Finland is a weird little place, and Dual is a weird little movie. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 14, 2022

While her résumé of fantastical roles makes her seemingly right for this kind of part, Gillan is directed into a pair of off-puttingly stiff performances, more skit-appropriate than feature-rich. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 12, 2022

There is nobody to relate to. That makes the movie’s muddled message a chore to plow through and its payoff more of a shrug that the sharp slap it could have been. Read full review

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alanpotter17

Apr 5, 2023

Eu gosto de filmes que não precisam correr para contar uma história, e Dual é totalmente assim, um filme sem pressa.
Já na primeira cena do duelo entre um clone e seu original, sentimos a tensão e, mais estranho ainda, é o fato do público encarar aquilo com tanta naturalidade, e fico meEu gosto de filmes que não precisam correr para contar uma história, e Dual é totalmente assim, um filme sem pressa.
Já na primeira cena do duelo entre um clone e seu original, sentimos a tensão e, mais estranho ainda, é o fato do público encarar aquilo com tanta naturalidade, e fico me perguntando com que naturalidade encaramos todos os dias notícias violentas nos jornais. Aqui, a sociedade do espetáculo dá o ar da graça, e com isso já nos ambientamos naquela sociedade não tão distópica assim.
Após a introdução, seguimos a vida de Sarah, até a infeliz decisão em fazer seu clone, dada uma doença terminal. Ocorre que a clone não apenas consegue se sair melhor na vida afetiva e familiar que a original, mas também a Sarah primeira acaba se salvando da doença, o que impele a ter que duelar.
A amizade que a Sarah original precisa fazer para treinar é muito pouco frente ao desafio que se lhe impõe. Muita coisa me incomodou nesse roteiro meio plastificado, onde hora há certa indignação tímida pela sociedade e suas regras, ora é tudo aceito de bom tom. E também, não há nada muito futurístico no filme, fora a questão dos clones, parece que é algo absolutamente normal e o filme faz a opção de centra-se unicamente na vida pessoal. Não que seja ruim, mas é como se desperdiçasse uma grande chance de criar um filme mais interessante.
Eu particularmente gostei do Plot, e acho que serve como um alerta, tal qual "Deus ex-machine" nos alerta sobre as inteligências artificiais. Embora aqui não seja exatamente uma I.A, a clonagem é derivada de todo o avanço tecnológico. Outro ponto bem interessante são os impactos mentais, tanto para a pessoa original quanto para o clone, daí não me incomodei tanto com a escolha em uma história de vida, ficou gostoso de acompanhar.
É um filme que, nas mãos de alguém mais experiente, poderia render muito mais, a exemplo de "O preço do amanhã" e tantos outros que se perdem nas suas histórias, mas entregam um argumento muito bom.… Expand

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Badgerryan27

Sep 17, 2022

Had a decent time with this one. Liked the idea and for the most part I feel it delivered. Good acting all around but I wish there was just a little more there to chew one, but all in all not bad.

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Ralfbergs

Jul 31, 2022

4.5 for me - I was worried beforehand that this movie might turn to what it was in the end, but the premise seemed interesting so watched it. So the idea about the fight etc between clones was nice and the preparation had ups and downs, but I liked some like dark comedy tone it had. But then4.5 for me - I was worried beforehand that this movie might turn to what it was in the end, but the premise seemed interesting so watched it. So the idea about the fight etc between clones was nice and the preparation had ups and downs, but I liked some like dark comedy tone it had. But then towards the end it just resolved so quickly and for me the ending was very boring. Yes it kind of had a twist, but meh didn't feel like it's anything wow. And due to second part I again ended up feeling like well maybe this movie I could've skipped.… Expand

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royalguy07

Aug 1, 2022

Overall this felt fine, enjoyed the premise and the performances, the tone and script was not great.

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Mauro_Lanari

Jul 2, 2022

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Divided into three parts, the premise arouses curiosity and interest, but then the section with Aaron Paul comes and the film freezes, the characters do not receive further psychological deepening, for the director it is enough to show us the useless phase of learning to the(Mauro Lanari)
Divided into three parts, the premise arouses curiosity and interest, but then the section with Aaron Paul comes and the film freezes, the characters do not receive further psychological deepening, for the director it is enough to show us the useless phase of learning to the decisive duel. The epilogue is unjustifiably cynical, although the possible alternative had already been suggested.… Expand

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