The Last Duel

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	Matt Damon	Sir Jean de Carrouges
	Adam Driver	Jacques Le Gris
	Jodie Comer	Marguerite de Carrouges
	Harriet Walter	Nicole de Carrouges
	Ben Affleck	Pierre d'Alençon
	Alex Lawther	King Charles VI
	Marton Csokas	Crespin
	William Houston	Herald at the Duel
	Oliver Cotton	Jean de Carrouges III
	Aurélien Lorgnier	Carrouges' Priest
	Nathaniel Parker	Sir Robert de Thibouville
	Tallulah Haddon	Marie
	Bryony Hannah	Alice
	Thomas Silberstein	Palace of Justice Clerk
	Adam Goodwin	Rider
	Ian Pirie	Henri
	Daniel Horn	Argentan Herald
	Michael McElhatton	Bernard de Latour
	Sam Hazeldine	Thomin Dubois
	Clive Russell	King's Uncle
	Julian Firth	King's Uncle
	Sylvain Lablee	Palace of Justice Bailiff
	Zoé Bruneau	Lady Marie Chamaillart
	Chloé Lindau	Pierre's Mistress
	Adam Nagaitis	Adam Louvel

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Director	Ridley Scott
Writer	Nicole Holofcener, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Eric Jager
Producer	Ben Affleck, Madison Ainley, John Bernard, Matt Damon, Aidan Elliott, James Flynn, Jennifer Fox, Kevin Halloran, Nicole Holofcener, Teresa Kelly, Morgan O'Sullivan, Ridley Scott, Sasha Veneziano, Drew VInton, Kevin J. Walsh
Musician	Harry Gregson-Williams
Photography	Dariusz Wolski

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My quick rating - 7,0/10. I have been meaning to check this one out. The very first episode of SVU. I say that since this has to be one of the first stories of rape and he said/she said in recorded history. This Damon/Affleck bromance flick directed by Ridley Scott looks damn good. It is epic when it needs to be and from costumes to scenery, everything is just spot on. Adam Driver plays the scumbag that pits the two against each other all for a woman, Jodie Comer. We have all been there. The story of what happened is split up into basically 3 points of view from each of the parties. Count Affleck doesn't really need a point of view since he is just the Lord who is more or less egging the whole bit of infidelity on from the sideline. The acting here is also very well done and everyone minus Afflecks hairdo comes off as completely believable. So the story itself seems straightforward enough as to which version of Comers story do you believe. There is no doubt of what happened, just the tension leading up to the actual act of adultery and the final consequence of a final duel to end the dispute and prove who is telling the truth by way of combat. Which throughout the movie, the combat scenes are expertly filmed so expect no less when you make it to the brutal climax of this one. A completely medieval take on more modern atrocities that are still dealt with today. I don't think the final resolution of who is telling the truth would still work, but I could go for a fight to the death to settle the score. Definitely, an impressive flick that I believe was held down by a 143 minute runtime and a cast that you really wouldn't think throwing in the same flick would be able to pull off the individual performances to keep your attention but they sure did.

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