My main problem with the movie was its complete lack of depth: the characters remained completely aloof and distant which made the whole movie feel very, very, very distant altogether. The reason for this, at least for me, was that the motives and personalities of the two protagonists were at best vague: nowhere did anyone ever explain why Honour is such a big thing for anyone and why should two completely reasonable men be compelled to fight to the death because of honour. Other than that the movie had no serious flaws - except that the costumes and fashions of 19th century are just too goddamn gay. And Keith Carradine's performance was also very gay - too gay in fact. I couldn't stand it without an occasional burst of laughter. Oh yes and the settings were completely fabulous; they must've spent hours on hours looking for the right places. All in all it was completely enjoyable and pointless movie.
Review of The Duellists
