POSITIVES…
With the story being told in three chapters, it’s fascinating to see the differences between them. Obvious differences and nuanced ones. Due to the fact this movie is told via this narrative technique, the 153 minutes runtime felt like you were just binging through three episodes of an engrossing TV drama.
Themes in this story that involve the patriarchy, female agency, marginalized people, religious morality, sexual ethics, and politics during the Middle Ages, are all important topics to think about.
The duel between Jean de Carrouges and Jacques Le Gris itself was as violent and engaging as you hope it would be.
Medieval era battle sequences were gloriously chaotic and bloody to watch.
Fantastic performance by the cast. Matt Damon was good, Adam Driver was excellent, Jodie Comer was phenomenal, and Ben Affleck was a good kick of energetic levity to an otherwise super serious film.
NEGATIVES…
Some odd quick edits and cuts to the narrative that made me think that I should have just waited to watch the eventual Ridley Scott Director’s Cut edition of the film.
There is that particular sequence that might be triggering for some people. Use caution.
Honestly, I would have preferred more screen time for Jodie Comer. Bring on that 360 minutes cut!
I can already see some of the biased people crying that the overall narrative is controversially unfair.
Helmets that only armors half of the face? WTF?!
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