Trystan and I keep hoping Sarah — our resident medieval expert — will review The Last Duel (2021), the 14th-century-set drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer. Based on a true story, it’s about a real-life duel that was waged in order to settle a dispute between the husband (Jean de Carrouges – Damon) of a woman (Marguerite – Comer) who was allegedly raped by her husband’s frenemy (Jacques le Gris – Driver). I’ve got a vague sense of medieval dress, but nothing like our Sarah! However, she’s lagging (yes I’m giving her shit here), and I watched the movie and had thoughts, so here we are! I am going to do some research myself and force Sarah to weigh in on some things (to be fair, Sarah doesn’t love the fact that she’s the only one who has to review medieval films).
Read all of this review of The Last Duel (2021) here!
I’m not going to lie, I quite liked this film (Though I’m not sure it executed the RASHOMON structure as elegantly as it might have): Also, I absolutely loved Mr Ben Affleck’s shamelessly OTT role (Mostly because I kept
looking at him and seeing a Lost Targaryen Prince who was not so much lost to the ages as he was told to get lost my more tasteful relations), since it represents a much-needed shot of comic relief without making life easier for the characters, as well as the audience.