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Directed by | Neil Marshall |
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Cinematography | Simon Rowling |
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Music by | Paul Lawler |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $43,355 [1] |
Duchess is a 2024 British crime film directed by Neil Marshall. It is a revenge action thriller featuring a female protagonist portrayed by Charlotte Kirk. The film received both a limited box office release and generally negative critical reception.
Scarlett is a low-level thief who, while working as a pickpocket in a nightclub, falls for the suave Rob. Rob, it turns out, is a diamond smuggler working with Danny and Baraka, selling a massive diamond to queen-fence Charlie. Following Rob's death at the hands of his fellow smugglers, Scarlett becomes known as "Duchess", intent on a bloody revenge.
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Duchess had a limited release to theatres in August 2024, achieving a box office total of $43,355. It was released to video the same month. [1]
On Rotten Tomatoes it has a 13% approval rating based on reviews from 23 critics. [2] On Metacritic it has a score of 22 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. [3] Metacritic later listed it as the third worst reviewed movie of 2024. [4]
In a two-star review for The Guardian, critic Leslie Felperin stated that Kirk looks good in Lycra but the movie is "tired" and does not engage the audience. [5] Tim Robey writing for The Telegraph rated it 1 out of 5 and wrote: "The sub-sub-Scarface bursts of bullet-ridden action just about keep this thing from grinding to a halt, but it’s leering, cruddy and retrograde to the bitter end." [6] Brian Tallerico for RogerEbert.com slated the movie, stating not only is it "overlong" but it feels "twice as long" again. [7]
Although featuring a female protagonist in the lead role, a review in Screen Rant stated the film "fails to subvert sexist tropes", with its gender politics being less progressive than movies from 30-40 years previously. [8]