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Cast: Charlotte Kirk (The Lair), Philip Winchester (Strike Back), Colm Meaney (Layer Cake), Hoji Fortuna (That Dirty Black Bag), Colin Egglesfield (Something Borrowed), Stephanie Beacham (Dynasty) and Sean Pertwee (Dog Soldiers, Gotham).
Duchess (Charlotte Kirk), a small-time crook, tries to enter the treacherous underworld of diamond trafficing and ends up left for dead when a de'Duchess' tells the story of Scarlet, a beautiful young lady who just happens to be a small time crook. al goes wrong. Determined to seek retribution, she launches into an unwavering pursuit for vengeance.
One night at a club she gets caught trying to steal money from a man at the bar but he catches her. The man happens to be Robert McNaughton, a gangster that happens to be in diamond business. Taken by her beauty he doesn't do anything to her and later the two become an item.
But scarlet or Duchess as she was called doesn't know that with this kind of life comes danger and after being left or dead she decides to take revenge against those who killed the love of her life.
'Duchess' was directed by Neil Marshall, most will know him for his films, "Dog Soldiers" and 'The Descent' which are favorites among horror fans. 'Duchess' is an action/crime film that gets off to a great start and it gets the momentum going to entire time until the excellent final scene. Besides the action and suspense that keep you engaged the film also has a good number of twists and many characters involved in the story.
The film's entire cast were all terrific but it was Charlotte Kirk (The Lair) who played Duchess and , Philip Winchester (Strike Back) who played Roger are the true stars of the film. Charlotte Kirk who co-wrote the film with Neil Marshall and Simon Farr. Like any other film this is is not without its flaws but over-all I found it to be a film that got better as it moved with it hour and 58 minute run time. There are better films out there but I highly enjoyed this one and thought the action scenes were well done.
'Duchess' will be in Select UK Cinemas 9th August & available on Digital Download from 12th August. I highly recommend seeing it on the big screen if possible but if not be sure to check out this action packed Indie gem when it comes to VOD. Released by Vertigo Releasing
*** 3/4 Out Of *****