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Set in the Great Plains during 1880s, the film follows a Texas Ranger (Liam Hemsworth) as he investigates a series of unexplained deaths in a town called Helena that's run by a charismatic preacher (Woody Harrelson).
For those capable of working past such strangeness at times, there's plenty to admire about the effort, which hits genre highlights while remaining in a dark place.
It's not entirely forgettable, yet in our current world where even big stars don't sell movie tickets, The Duel had to have something more in order to really be successful. The film is an unfortunate misfire.
Blessed with solid supporting character work and several scenes of genuine good fun, the movie manages to make its nearly two-hour run-time pass by easily enough, but not so much so that the seams on this patchwork quilt don't still show.