re: The Last Duel sucked... That's why it bombed at the box office (spoilers)

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the woman’s version where she’s completely blameless or infallible. And the movie frames this as the true version. I’m not saying that a rape victim is asking for it or anything like that. I’m saying her being depicted and accepted as such completely makes the first two versions stupid and unnecessary. It becomes uneven storytelling and leaves the audience wondering why they wasted an hour and a half. It also takes all of the drama out of the courtroom scene, the doubts of the characters, and the duel itself.

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I really enjoyed the movie, and I agree with a lot of this. The movie was very well shot, they do a great job of capturing the Middle Ages, something not usually done well in movies. That’s probably why I liked it more than anything else.

It’s pretty obvious that this movie is about current events in our society, much more so than trying to accurately retell an event from the 14th century.

I enjoyed it, I agree with the OP that it could’ve been a little shorter, and with you that it could’ve allowed the audience to think a little bit, not just shove what was supposed to be the “right” perspective in our faces.