Synopsis
King Charles VI declares that Knight Jean de Carrouges settle his dispute with his squire, Jacques Le Gris, by challenging him to a duel.
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Cast
- Matt DamonSir Jean de Carrouges
- Adam DriverJacques Le Gris
- Jodie ComerMarguerite de Carrouges
- Ben AffleckPierre d'Alençon
- Harriet WalterNicole de Carrouges
- Marton CsokasCrespin
- Alex LawtherKing Charles VI
- William HoustonHerald at the Duel
- Oliver CottonJean de Carrouges III
- Zeljko IvanekLe Coq
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
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 recognizable artistic collaboration. - 80
IGN
The Last Duel’s staggering trial by combat allows for some brilliant performances, brutal fights, and impactful social commentary. - 80
Total Film
Scott’s usual scope and scale meet unreliable narrators for a thought-provoking tale of systematic abuse. In a classy cast, Comer shines brightest. - 80
Slashfilm
Ultimately, Scott knows when to let the script beguile the mind and when to let the action dazzle the eyes. - 75
The Playlist
It’s really rather heartening that Affleck, Damon, and Driver are all on such good form in betraying their gender to this degree, as they conspire in illustrating, in a fun, undemanding, slickly made way, how men are now and have always been, the absolute fucking worst. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Ultimately, The Last Duel is the affecting story of one woman’s quiet heroism that requires you to wade through a lot of blustery accounts of the honor, the pride and the wars of men in order to get to it. Which is kind of like perpetuating the patriarchy. - 65
TheWrap
Adapting Eric Jager’s 2004 non-fiction book with screenwriters Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener, Scott spins a medieval yarn that is by turns gruesome, grotesque, gorgeous and inconsistent. - 60
Variety
Despite a brief action interlude here or there, The Last Duel turns out to be a lavishly convoluted and, at times, rather interesting medieval soap opera.
