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Cast
- Woody HarrelsonAbraham Brant
- Liam HemsworthDavid Kingston
- Alice BragaMarisol
- Emory CohenIsaac
- Felicity PriceNaomi
- José ZúñigaGeneral Calderon
- William SadlerGovernor Ross
- Raphael SbargeDr. Morris
- Giles MattheyJohn
- Christopher James BakerMonte
Recommendations
- 67
The A.V. Club
Blessed with solid supporting character work and several scenes of genuine good fun, the movie manages to make its nearly two-hour run-time pass by easily enough, but not so much so that the seams on this patchwork quilt don’t still show. - 50
Entertainment Weekly
The plot may be fairly predictable, but Harrelson goes all in as the deranged preacher, and he’s a delight to watch, whether he’s wiggling his eyebrow tattoos or prancing about town on horseback, dressed in an all-white suit. Hemsworth, on the other hand, remains monotone. - 50
Observer
The theme is racism, insanity and savage brutality in Texas. Some things never change. I guess it’s a new-fangled old-fashioned western. - 50
The Seattle Times
Despite promising elements of mixed-genre thrills, the film is finally the underwhelming sum of too many plot devices. - 50
RogerEbert.com
There’s a lot more nonsense here, all of which starts out intriguingly before overstaying its welcome. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
There are plenty of fisticuffs and shootouts to be found in The Duel, but precious little of interest. - 40
Variety
The Duel promises a battle of wits and wills, then turns into a violent grab-bag. But it does make you want to see Woody Harrelson get another movie worthy of his leering bald Nietzschean bravura. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The story is an intriguing twist on the western genre, but in piling on other subgenres and story elements, including a dangerous and charismatic cult, it dilutes the essential nature of what could have been a potent revenge tale.
