Duchess is a 2024 action thriller about a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in a murky underworld, in the treacherous world of diamond smuggling. Determined to seek retribution she launches into a vicious and violent pursuit for vengeance.
Directed by Neil Marshall (Compulsion; The Lair; The Reckoning; Hell Boy; Tales of Halloween; Centurion; Doomsday; The Descent; Dog Soldiers) from a screenplay co-written with Charlotte Kirk and Neil Marshall. Produced by Emily Corcoran and Kristyna Sellnerova.
The Cork Films production stars Charlotte Kirk, Philip Winchester, Colm Meaney, Stephanie Beacham, Sean Pertwee and Hoji Fortuna.
Reviews:
” …Kirk’s range of facial expression seems limited mostly to sneers and advertising-copy sunny smiles. Marshall goes big on the use of freeze-frames, onscreen graphics deployed when introducing characters, and wink-wink meta jokes, all of which feel pretty tired and early noughties British crime drama by this point.” ★★ The Guardian
” …the true revenge narrative doesn’t kick in until an hour mark, and from there, the movie goes straight into B-movie, cheesy 80s action film territory, as directed by Panos Cosmatos or Mark Lester. If that had been the intention—to craft an 80s action flick filled with one-liners and cheesy delivery but with inventive violence—the script needed to be a swift 90 minutes long, with the set-up being established.” ★★½ High on Films
“It takes a full hour of Duchess‘s tortuous two-hour run time before anything resembling a plot kicks in […] The film’s one asset is Kirk, who fully commits to the part and as she previously displayed in The Lair, is every inch the convincing action heroine. But the film’s action scenes never exploit her compelling physicality…” ★ The Movie Waffler
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Release:
Saban Films will release Duchess On Demand (VOD) in the United States on August 9, 2024
More Neil Marshall movies:
THE RECKONING (2020) Reviews and overview
Technical specs:
1 hour 54 minutes (!)
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