Review of The Duelist (2016) by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky for The A.V. Club — 29 Nov 2016
The premise of intrigue and revenge in a high-society Tsarist underworld is irresistible and pulpy, but Mizgirev’s script is an indigestible, soap-operatic mess of backstories, clichés, and the kind of ambiguous mystic overtones that have become an unbreakable addiction for Russian film.
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This review of The Duelist (2016) was written by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and published by The A.V. Club on 29 Nov 2016.
The Duelist has generally received positive reviews.
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