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Dual

  • 20222022
  • RR
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Karen Gillan in Dual (2022)
Upon receiving a terminal diagnosis, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a sudden and miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death. Now she has one year to train her body and mind for the fight of her life.
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A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the... Read allA woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death.A woman opts for a cloning procedure after she receives a terminal diagnosis but when she recovers her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail, leading to a court-mandated duel to the death.
IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
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  • Director
    • Riley Stearns
  • Writer
    • Riley Stearns
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Aaron Paul
    • Beulah Koale
Top credits
  • Director
    • Riley Stearns
  • Writer
    • Riley Stearns
  • Stars
    • Karen Gillan
    • Aaron Paul
    • Beulah Koale
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Dual
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    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Sarah
    Aaron Paul
    Aaron Paul
    • Trent
    Beulah Koale
    Beulah Koale
    • Peter
    Theo James
    Theo James
    • Robert Michaels
    Elina Jackson
    • Official with Flags
    Maija Paunio
    Maija Paunio
    • Sarah's Mother
    Rea Lest
    Rea Lest
    • Emergency Room Receptionist
    June Hyde
    • Gastroenterologist
    Kristofer Gummerus
    Kristofer Gummerus
    • Tom
    • (as Kristofer Gummerrus)
    Nico Siekkinen
    • Two Identical Handsome Men
    Jani Siekkinen
    • Two Identical Handsome Men
    Elsa Saisio
    Elsa Saisio
    • Tom's Wife
    Remu Valisaari
    • Tom's Children
    Minea Valisaari
    • Tom's Children
    Amira Khalifa
    • The Facility Receptionist
    Andrei Alén
    Andrei Alén
    • Facility Tech
    Aram Tertzakian
    Aram Tertzakian
    • Waiter
    Darren McStay
    Darren McStay
    • Sarah's Lawyer
    • Director
      • Riley Stearns
    • Writer
      • Riley Stearns
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tampere, Finland was chosen as the filming location because of the Finnish government's successful effort to curb corona cases.
    • Goofs
      When Sarah is taken to the morgue to observe an autopsy, the medical examiner tells her that the woman died in a motorcycle accident. But the body is completely pristine. Even if she was wearing protective gear, there would be clear physical trauma evident.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Amanda the Jedi Show: Movies that Destroyed and Restored my Faith in Humanity (2022)

    User reviews118

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    4/10
    Very disappointing. Dry humor doesn't work.
    I wish I'd have known it was the "Art of Self-Defense" guy going into this. I was expecting something vey different from the trailer. Something more interesting or exciting. Even knowing that now I still dont think it comes close to measuring up.

    The premise is true to the synopsis. Sarah is dying and decides to get cloned, but upon learning she wont be dying, in order to live she has to kill her clone in ritual combat. Sounds really cool. Its not. It's drab and boring, not accidently, intentionally. Everyone talks like robots and you're supposed to be only amused by the general absurdity of it all. Its barely longer than a short film, so that is literally all of it.

    The problem is that it's just not funny or interesting. There's no highs or lows here. There's no humor in 90% of the film. Theres exactly 2 gags and the rest is played painfully straight. It's hard to describe but imagine a wes anderson movie except theres nothing hipster, bizarre or ridiculous. Its very very subdued, cloyingly desperate for you to think it's funny because of that. It reminded me of the Monty Python sketch "I came for an argument", except played straight and there's no punchlines or audience surrogate and you're supposed to laugh at the idea of such a facility. You get what its "trying" to do, but instead of laughing you just roll your eyes and feel bored.

    Whats really disappointing is that I liked the "Art of Self-defense". It was pretty wacky and out there. There was some tension, hilarity and twists. Remove all that and this is what you have.

    I assume this wes anderson-esque monotone absurdist comedy is this writer/director style otherwise Id say this movie would have worked better if the characters all acted like real people. If it "needs" to have this tone then it needed to be much more interesting or ridiculous. Like have them hunting each other throughout the movie instead of it mostly being people sitting around being awkward robots.

    I'd give it a lower score but theres a few scenes I briefly found "fun". Especially when Karen Gillian gets angry and actually shows some emotion. I wanted much more of that. Otherwise this doesn't rate slowburn. Its just boring.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Finland
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • XYZ Films (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Двійник
    • Filming locations
      • Tampere, Finland
    • Production companies
      • XYZ Films
      • Film Service Finland Oy
      • Metrol Technology
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $185,212
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $118,254
      • Apr 17, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $425,133
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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