Rotten
Pretty to look at, but the story itself is overly long and overly wrought, a flabby two-hour tale that feels about three.
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times
The Duel
Vengeance cannot be denied.
2016 · 1h 50m · R
Drama, Western
Directed by
Kieran Darcy-Smith
Overview
A Texas Ranger investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Even when "The Duel" isn't very good, at least it's bad in surprising ways.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
"The Duel" has a few ideas and a glint of politics but is largely characterized by its perplexing shifts in tone and unpersuasive story turns.
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Rotten
Situations are not always convincing, and motivations are so weak that whole sections of explanation seem to be missing.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Fresh
Blessed with solid supporting character work and several scenes of genuine good fun, the movie manages to make its nearly two-hour run-time pass by easily enough, but not so much so that the seams on this patchwork quilt don't still show.
Alex McCown, AV Club
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