Movie Review: The Duke (2022) on Apple TV and Prime Video 👌
The Duke (2022), is a quirky yet charming British film with an interesting cast headed by veteran actors Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. They make this film. (See trailer below.)
Mirren is Dorothy, the forbearing wife always at odds with Broadbent. Broadbent is Kempton, the never-produced script writer who fills his time barking at street corners for personal rights, when he stumbles into possession of a government work of art. Suddenly he's focused on how to make something of his possession without getting into trouble, with Dorothy (who doesn't know he has it) and the bumbling government (who thinks professional art thieves have it).
And when things get too hot around the house, where he's hidden it just under Dorothy's nose, Kempton decides it's best to simply return the work to the government. And that's where things actually turn interesting. He gets his opportunity to bark for personal rights in court, and he gets to charm the pants off the jury with his humor and common sense, when sage and wisdom will do his self most good. Broadbent shines here.
The Duke is based on a true story. It would have been interesting to see it play out in real life.
Trailer from YouTube:
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