When I grow up, I’ll be… a failure!
I read somewhere that this film can be compared to Quentin Tarantino’s work, and why not – I immediately got a copy and started watching.

Everything is designed following the template of proven cult classics. The goal of every scene is to shock, to be brutal and comedic. They drink the blood of enemies, and the Colombian necktie is explicitly shown. But…

After the first minute, it becomes clear that this film is just an annoying copy, printed with a faint toner, based on all those films we love and respect. The action is forced. The dialogues are terrible – someone tried to make them good but failed. All the characters are similar – meant to be dangerous but are actually as desperate as the dialogues. The comedic writing of names next to characters who enter the story, after the fifteenth repetition, becomes boring and feels like someone is mocking you to your face.

I think one star is a harsh rating since the actors did at least try to show up for filming. So: two stars.

Action action action.
Not a bad tough girl flick. Yes it has a lot of cliches and revenge scenarios but it’s quite good. Lots and lots of gunplay action , fights a lot of gore and foul language, no full nudity but a few sexual situations are inferred. Power comes at a high price everyone knows that, and respect is earned at similar stakes. Duchess delivers a tidy serving of all the above. A rag tag pickpocket of a girl gets a raise up into international diamond trading through a handsome key element and is set on fire after many betrayals into a focused killer out for complete revenge and then a quick retirement plan to start her new life of freedom , but even this comes at a high price as one must be on top and watching your own back as you go. A good watch, May see this a few more times. Don’t believe the bad reviews, it’s a fun action flick. Enjoy.

When I grow up, I’ll be… a failure!
I read somewhere that this film can be compared to Quentin Tarantino’s work, and why not – I immediately got a copy and started watching.

Everything is designed following the template of proven cult classics. The goal of every scene is to shock, to be brutal and comedic. They drink the blood of enemies, and the Colombian necktie is explicitly shown. But…

After the first minute, it becomes clear that this film is just an annoying copy, printed with a faint toner, based on all those films we love and respect. The action is forced. The dialogues are terrible – someone tried to make them good but failed. All the characters are similar – meant to be dangerous but are actually as desperate as the dialogues. The comedic writing of names next to characters who enter the story, after the fifteenth repetition, becomes boring and feels like someone is mocking you to your face.

I think one star is a harsh rating since the actors did at least try to show up for filming. So: two stars.

That was very mediocre, especially coming from Neil Marshall.
Earlier this month, I had binge through all of Neil Marshall’s filmography and it was a fun experience for the most part. Now, I just finished watching his latest movie, Duchess (2024) and it was very mediocre.

Positives for Duchess (2024): Charlotte Kirk gives a good performance as the titular character in this movie. There are spots to where the B-Action side of this movie can be fun. And finally, the action sequences in this movie are good.

Negatives for Duchess (2024): The movie’s premise is all that interesting to begin with. There are some noticeably bad performances from the other actors. And finally, the movie’s runtime is dragged out way too long.

Overall, Duchess (2024) is one of those movies where it depends on you go into this movie and what you are expecting from it, so I would recommend that you go check this movie out for yourself.