My quick rating - 7,0/10. I have been meaning to check this one out. The very first episode of SVU. I say that since this has to be one of the first stories of rape and he said/she said in recorded history. This Damon/Affleck bromance flick directed by Ridley Scott looks damn good. It is epic when it needs to be and from costumes to scenery, everything is just spot on. Adam Driver plays the scumbag that pits the two against each other all for a woman, Jodie Comer. We have all been there. The story of what happened is split up into basically 3 points of view from each of the parties. Count Affleck doesn't really need a point of view since he is just the Lord who is more or less egging the whole bit of infidelity on from the sideline. The acting here is also very well done and everyone minus Afflecks hairdo comes off as completely believable. So the story itself seems straightforward enough as to which version of Comers story do you believe. There is no doubt of what happened, just the tension leading up to the actual act of adultery and the final consequence of a final duel to end the dispute and prove who is telling the truth by way of combat. Which throughout the movie, the combat scenes are expertly filmed so expect no less when you make it to the brutal climax of this one. A completely medieval take on more modern atrocities that are still dealt with today. I don't think the final resolution of who is telling the truth would still work, but I could go for a fight to the death to settle the score. Definitely, an impressive flick that I believe was held down by a 143 minute runtime and a cast that you really wouldn't think throwing in the same flick would be able to pull off the individual performances to keep your attention but they sure did.
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