The Last Duel

The Last Duel

King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.

  • Released: 2021-10-13
  • Runtime: 153 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Drama, History
  • Stars: Jodie Comer, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck, Marton Csokas, Harriet Walter, Clare Dunne, Zeljko Ivanek, Nathaniel Parker, Michael McElhatton, Alex Lawther, Zoé Bruneau, Ian Pirie, William Houston, Sam Hazeldine, Brian F. Mulvey, Caoimhe O'Malley, Clive Russell, Julian Firth, Serena Kennedy, Bosco Hogan, Kevin McGahern, Simone Collins, Paul Bandey, Thomas Silberstein, Florian Hutter, Daniel Horn, Corinne Delacour, Tallulah Haddon, Estelle Baldassin, Oliver Cotton, Bryony Hannah, Adam Nagaitis, John Kavanagh, Christian Erickson, Quentin Ogier, Martin Vaughan Lewis, Stephen Brennan, Adam Goodwin, Sylvain Lablée, Chloé Lindau, Oliver Cotton, Aurélien Lorgnier, Thomas Silberstein, Adam Goodwin, Ian Pirie, Daniel Horn, Michael McElhatton, Sam Hazeldine, Clive Russell, Julian Firth, Sylvain Lablée, Zoé Bruneau, Chloé Lindau, Adam Nagaitis, Elise Caprice, Fiona Maherault Valinski, Tassia Martin, Camille Mutin, Caoimhe O'Malley, John Kavanagh, Zeljko Ivanek, Simone Collins, Clare Dunne, Christian Erickson, Alex Blanchard, Gin Minelli, Cécilia Steiner, Serena Kennedy, Quentin Ogier, Paul Bandey, Martin Vaughan Lewis, Brontis Jodorowsky, Peter Hudson, Alexander Pattie, Dimitri Michelsen, Stephen Brennan, Colin David Reese, Bosco Hogan, Kyle Hixon, Florian Hutter, Sam Chemoul, Jim Roche, Martin Gogarty, Ronan Leonard, Shane Lynch, Peter Kirkby, Kevin McGahern, Lorris Chevalier, Mark Atkin, Janet Grene, Chloe Harris, Karl Hogan, Tyrone Kearns, Brian Manning, Brian F. Mulvey, Fady Naguib
  • Director: Ridley Scott
 Comments
  • ivanmessimilos - 4 May 2024
    A great, cruel, bloody and tense historical drama
    Ridley Scott is a legendary director, the creator of several cult films. However, lately his films are either hit or miss, one would say that he is not in an enviable form. So even though I always look forward to each of his films, I still approach it with a degree of caution.

    The film is certainly one of his good films, but it is interesting that although it has good reviews, the film actually failed in the theaters and has no profit. I don't want to talk about it right now, but I can guess why that is, and the logic goes from his description.

    The film is brilliantly made, the direction is on point, visually beautiful, the colors as well as the lack of them show the real situation, considering that the time of the action is the Middle Ages. Quite cruel, violent and bloody.

    Matt Damon and Ben Affleck participated in the writing of the script, and both played roles in this film. Along with Adam Driver and Jodie Comer, they form a great acting quartet on which this entire film rests. The characters are very well written, we can understand their motivation, and the fact that we follow the film from three different stories, that is, from the perspective of the main characters, in the style of Rashomon, goes with this.

    The duration of almost two and a half hours is not felt because the film is so well made. Suspenseful almost from the beginning until the end. The fight scenes are made quite realistically, and I can't remember the last time a movie managed to do that.

    It's not a movie for everyone because it lasts a little longer than average, I would say that because of the subject matter it's a movie for adults, it's not pleasant to watch, unusual narration that might even bother some. However, there is no doubt that Ridley Scott showed with this film that he still has knowledge and quality.
  • ahmed-98718 - 14 March 2024
    gooooood movie
    Rashomon effect in this movie was great. A very beautiful movie. I liked the way the story was presented. The director used the Rashomon effect from the great movie Rashomon, the way the characters think, and presented the story according to each character's vision of the events. I was drawn to the acting of the actors. It was very wonderful. The clothes were very beautiful, and the music and moments of tension were impressive for me. One of the advantages of this method of narrative presentation is that you cannot know the truth, you cannot judge, and you have no evidence or proof. I would have liked the story of Adam Driver to be that the woman was the one who seduced him, but I expect that the director did not want his story to be like this, very similar to the movie Rashmon. I think that Ridley Scott is one of the greatest directors. This man is in his 80s and he creates more than wonderful films.
  • kelbyedmonson - 25 December 2023
    Absolutely phenomenal film
    Although this movie lost a point for not being able to watch it more than once, this film is indeed a one and done movie.

    Shocking, this movie filled me with emotions from beginning to end.

    Screaming for him to win the fight.

    This film has incredible acting, and wonderful perspectives of the main characters.

    This film portrays just how horrible it was to be a woman back in the 1300s.

    I am very glad I was not born a woman, and I'm very glad I was not born in the 1300s....

    I am trying my absolutely hardest not to spoil the film, it is best with no spoilers.

    Do not read any reviews with spoilers if you want to watch it.

    But I can assure you that it is worth watching it from beginning to end. I know it's a long movie, but it's worth it.

    This film deserves a 9 out of 10.
  • gangeshgnair - 16 December 2022
    Amazing.
    Ridley Scott doing a period drama is something that i always look up to. This is definitely a amazing movie. It uses a rashamon effect narative technique to show the perspectives of 3 people on a event. The action scenes are amazing, especially the duel in the end. The duel was shot so amazingly, genuinely made me kept on thinking what's going to happen next and who is going to win the duel. The movie is technically marvelous. The movie also tries to show how in their own perspectives everyone is right. There is no much difference to the events taking place in each perspectives, but slight variations that make a lot of difference. There are also many other subjects like how men are behind power, how hard it is for a women to talk about Attrocties done to her, some aspects of the senslessness of relegion. The movie is very engaging, even though the same events are being narrated again it held my attention completely. Jodie comer is just amazing in her role, She gets the most scope to perform in the movie. Adam driver, matt Damon and ben affleck were good in their roles.
  • hangerorg - 26 October 2022
    Just Watch It
    Legendary acting and scenario... It may just seem a little boring to some people. But that doesn't mean the movie is bad. The plot of the film is very well processed. In addition, the film reflects its time very well. I think it deserves 8 points. I did not give 2 stars. This is because of the last duel that gave the film its title. The last duel didn't go as I expected. I wouldn't expect professional soldiers to fight with many mistakes. And I think the last duel should have lasted longer. Anyway, despite everything, it was a movie that I loved very much. Have a good time. Don't forget to watch this movie in a calm state. This increases the pleasure you will get.
  • v-kobiljski - 30 September 2022
    As good as Good Will Hunting
    I used to think that Good Will Hunting was the peak of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's careers, but I stand corrected.

    This movie is not as deep, but it is so well produced and written that it is just as good.

    The pacing is excellent. The story telling method is fantastic, with subtle tweaks for subjectivity that reveal how one may interpret the same event differently.

    As someone who is anti-woke, I would say this movie perfectly captured everything that women had to suffer in previous eras, and how oppressive social structures were for our ancestors.

    I was more invested in the final fight than anything in GOT due to the two well paced hours of character development and investment.

    This is the best movie I have seen in the last two years easily, and Matt and Ben are still excellent writers. It bombed because it was marketed in the wrong way, but ironically you have to see the whole movie to appreciate it because... Men won't care about the story, and women won't care about knight combat.

    Overall 9.8/10 in every category. Ben cast himself really well for this one.