The Duke
Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 10, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
Positive:
29
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0
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60
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonApr 21, 2022
It is a pity that Richard Bean and Clive Coleman’s script mires Bunton in a soggy family drama about an unresolved death; an elder son (Jack Bandeira) who flirts with crime; and a wife, Dorothy (Helen Mirren, so sheepish as to be near invisible), who is humiliated that her husband prefers prison to a stable home. Read full review
60
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMar 3, 2022
The Duke reminds us once more, [Michell] knew how to get the very best out of his actors without forcing unnecessary dramatics. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Mark KermodeMar 2, 2022
While The Duke is never quite as surprising as the case that inspired it, it nonetheless retains a much-needed astringent streak. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 26, 2022
Ultimately, The Duke tells an enjoyable real-life story. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChris BarsantiSep 9, 2021
The film misses an opportunity to delve particularly deeply into the keenly relevant issues of inequality and social disconnection that so animate its protagonist. Read full review
40
CineVueChristopher MachellFeb 28, 2022
Though the grins, laughter and cheering of the film’s climax is a little too heavy on the sweetness, it’s a harder heart than mine that would fail to be just a little moved by Bunton’s speech about our dependence on one another. Read full review
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