The Last Duel is the first of two recent releases from director Ridley Scott. The other is House of Gucci. I have yet to see House of Gucci, and I can only hope I enjoy that film as much as I’ve enjoyed this one.

The Last Duel is the story of a rape accusation that led to the last judiciary duel held in France. A knight named Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) challenges a squire named Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) to a duel. Jean does so because of his wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), who has accused Jacques of raping her.

The movie is broken up into three stories—each story being the three main character’s points of view. I enjoyed this aspect of the film, but only to a certain degree. Telling the story in three parts causes you to repeat many story elements. For the most part, it worked well. The only issue was that some scenes didn’t change enough to keep me from boredom. Don’t get me wrong; it’s few and far between. It just makes the movie feel a bit bloated with its two-and-a-half-hour runtime.