"Shot in Ireland and France, before and after lockdown, The Last Duel is based on a true story, that’s certain," she underlines."And this battle to the death was the last legal duel in France, that is true too.
"Whether such depressing squabbles really needed to be commemorated in film is another question entirely, unless it’s to provoke gratitude that no matter how bad we think things are now, the world has definitely moved on.
"Cinematographer Dariusz Wolski employs a wintry palette that brings the starkness of late-14th-century France alive," says writer James Mottram. "The Last Duel also evokes, naturally, the director’s career-launching tale of male confrontation, The Duellists . Building towards the – as promised – violent climax, the two-and-a-half-hour running time does begin to feel unwieldy. That aside, this is a dexterous drama that will make you think .
"The Last Duel reveals itself as something all too rare on the current Hollywood field of battle: an intelligent and genuinely daring big budget melee that is — above all else — the product of recognisable artistic collaboration. I guess that makes us the winners."Reviews of all of the new movies and shows at home and on the big screen!
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