The Last Duel

Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: October 15, 2021

7.3	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 275 Ratings

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shoulderoforionNov 29, 2021

Started out strong and seemingly right up my alley, period piece with top shelf actors, made by one of my favorite directors, but turned into a slog. The first POV act was interesting, the latter two were just simply rehash, and I lost interest.

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Mauro_LanariDec 2, 2021

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"Forty-four years separate the rivals of 'The Duellists' from those of 'The Last Duel'. Yesterday as today Ridley Scott does not conceal the senseless character of the duel. Nothing is more vain and foolish ... [These](Mauro Lanari)
"Forty-four years separate the rivals of 'The Duellists' from those of 'The Last Duel'. Yesterday as today Ridley Scott does not conceal the senseless character of the duel. Nothing is more vain and foolish ... [These] medieval squires are no less absurd". Why write such a nonsense? In the film with which Ridley Scott made his debut in 1977, Carradine is persecuted by the obsessive belligerence of Keitel, Napoleon's alter ego. Unlike this last work, back then there were a hero and an anti-hero. Now, however, within a context of Shakespearean tragedy there is the heroine who, following the tradition of Ripley, Pris, Thelma and Louise, G.I.Jane, breaks the perspective equivalence of Kurosawa's "Rashomon" and, as a female figure, is the holder and depositary of The Truth (sic). So a de-merit not due to the screenplay written by Nicole Holofcener together with the award-winning couple Damon-Affleck, but to the simplistic dichotomy of "Gladiator" and of the #MeToo: is nothing else possible?… Expand

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amoviecriticOct 15, 2021

I watched this last night in the cinema.

I think the film was kind of boring. The duel was a bit short. The battle action sequences were too short. Gladiator (2000) / The Duellists (1977) were better films because they had stories andI watched this last night in the cinema.

I think the film was kind of boring. The duel was a bit short. The battle action sequences were too short.

Gladiator (2000) / The Duellists (1977) were better films because they had stories and character development. The Last Duel was more like just historical stuff happening. Although it was fun to watch all the medieval stuff going on like candles for night lights lol, all the armor wearing, the medieval music/dancing and stuff like that. But yeah overall pretty boring.… Expand

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icotzabbOct 15, 2021

A review already posted here by JimiJons explains in detail my EXACT feelings about this movie, plus articulated better than i probably could have anyway. This was another pseudopornographic hijacking of an otherwise visually striking film.A review already posted here by JimiJons explains in detail my EXACT feelings about this movie, plus articulated better than i probably could have anyway. This was another pseudopornographic hijacking of an otherwise visually striking film. Hollywood's PR machine at play.… Expand

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enjoyeroffilmOct 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Does this movie make sense? The obvious reason (in the historical record, I assume) for raping another man's wife is to demean and insult him. This is esp. so if he's your enemy. But this motive doesn't even seem to show up in the film. The rapist (a man of honor to some extent) apparently believes the wife 'loves' him -- courtly love conventions notwithstanding, this makes no sense to me.… Expand

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JP32Dec 7, 2021

Affleck, Damon, and Holofcener want to say things about society, and they want us to quibble over what exactly they are saying about it. I’m sorry, but I can’t seem to care what they have to say about society. I bought my ticket for somethingAffleck, Damon, and Holofcener want to say things about society, and they want us to quibble over what exactly they are saying about it. I’m sorry, but I can’t seem to care what they have to say about society. I bought my ticket for something that would affect me on a visceral level, not for a discussion prompt.… Expand

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Pan_KrytykMar 9, 2022

taaaak ja lubię filmy w tym gatunku filmowym... i to się nie zmieni... baaa niech ich robia nawet trochę więcej... będę miał co oglądać ;)

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BroyaxMar 24, 2022

Ce film inspiré d’un fait divers (!) au Moyen Age ressemble beaucoup à une revendication féministe du mouvement « Me Too », revendication tout à fait légitime bien entendu mais si j’ose formuler l’affaire ainsi, c’est qu’elle est vue etCe film inspiré d’un fait divers (!) au Moyen Age ressemble beaucoup à une revendication féministe du mouvement « Me Too », revendication tout à fait légitime bien entendu mais si j’ose formuler l’affaire ainsi, c’est qu’elle est vue et sensiblement déformée ici via le prisme de notre époque moderne… au lieu de tenter de restituer le point de vue moyen-âgeux et de ses mentalités très différentes de notre monde actuel !

Il en découle un bien étrange film qui effleure à peine les notions de justice (divine entre autres), de dignité et d’honneur de l’époque ainsi que des rapports de force entre deux vassaux plus ou moins antagonistes… mais tous deux au service de leur suzerain.

‘Le Dernier Duel’ vaut néanmoins le coup d’oeil pour la beauté de la photographie, la reconstitution très soignée (qui utilise à bon escient les effets numériques), l’atmosphère générale pesante et bien rendue, le poids des armures et le choc des épées… même si les combats restent rares en dehors du fameux fuel bien sûr. Des combats moyennement filmés, un peu surdécoupés (sans jeu de mot), pris du mal de mer (ça bouge et ça tremble) et de temps en temps mal cadrés (ça zoome inutilement). Cela dit, on reste loin du désastre de Gladiator en la matière (heureusement !).

Ce bon vieux Ridley maîtrise pour le reste parfaitement ses plans et ses caméras (c’est-à-dire tant que l’action des combats brutaux reste absente) et présente un film bien construit qui présente tour à tour les points de vue du cocu, du violeur et de la violée. Mais présenter cela avec les redites que cela impose sur deux heures et demi, c’est vraiment exagéré ! d’autant que les différences sont… étonnamment minces !

En outre, si le trio d’acteurs est supportable, ils demeurent hélas assez mauvais, même si peut-être… moins mauvais que d’habitude. Mais avec Affleck l’affligeante andouille, Damon la tête de con et Driver la tronche de cheval, on a le tiercé perdant ! Heureusement, la belle Jodie Comer fait montre de grâce et d’une subitilité appréciable, ma foi (Dieu merci !).

Enfin et finalement, le personnage central (Jean de Carrouges) est insuffisamment développé et il faut le dire, si mal interprété par Matt Damon qu’on se dit que le bougre (qui défendait son honneur et sa réputation) ne méritait pas ça. Et pourtant, oui pourtant, le film n’en finit pas : deux plombes et demi, putain !… Expand

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HannibalBJan 13, 2022

There are some good performances here, but the heavy-handed wokeness spoils everything. The woman's truth is THE TRUTH. All the men are rats. The elegant rat is oblivious to a woman's signals; the ignorant, warrior rat has A MULLET!There are some good performances here, but the heavy-handed wokeness spoils everything. The woman's truth is THE TRUTH. All the men are rats. The elegant rat is oblivious to a woman's signals; the ignorant, warrior rat has A MULLET! Anachronisms abound--including gossip about nipple rings. The final battle is good but flawed. I enjoyed the good in this movie. Adam Driver's performance was especially good. He's a real actor. I like Matt Damon, though I'm not sure his talents were showcased to best advantages in this.… Expand

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strawhashiraJan 16, 2022

The fancy, but boring medieval drama that miserably fails to even achieve the premise’s goal of stretching-a-short-story-about-womanising-and-let’s-distract-the-audience-from-an-obviously-small-lazy-story-into-a-MichaelThe fancy, but boring medieval drama that miserably fails to even achieve the premise’s goal of stretching-a-short-story-about-womanising-and-let’s-distract-the-audience-from-an-obviously-small-lazy-story-into-a-Michael Bay-length-movie-with-good-set-design-so-audiences-will-be-happy!… Expand

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Im_hyakkimaruJan 2, 2022

不是多视角叙事就能说它是《罗生门》，本片的多视角并没有给观众带来任何思考，偏向性极其明显，第三段甚至还多此一举地把"The Truth"再强调一遍。内里其实是《不要抬头》——带有很强目的性地在迎合当下的时代精神。50年后人们还会反复解构《罗生门》，但本片则会随着时代风潮转变没落。不是多视角叙事就能说它是《罗生门》，本片的多视角并没有给观众带来任何思考，偏向性极其明显，第三段甚至还多此一举地把"The Truth"再强调一遍。内里其实是《不要抬头》——带有很强目的性地在迎合当下的时代精神。50年后人们还会反复解构《罗生门》，但本片则会随着时代风潮转变没落。

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