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August 28, 2020
At the Movies: A madcap journey in crude but sweet ‘Get Duked!'
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
Packed with energy, wit and hallucinogenic rabbit droppings, writer-director Ninian Doff's scrappy feature debut is better and sweeter than the gimmick and aggressive title suggests.
“The Most Dangerous Game” meets modern U.K. delinquent culture in the raucous indie black comedy “ Get Duked!.” Packed with energy, wit and hallucinogenic rabbit droppings, writer-director Ninian Doff's scrappy feature debut is better and sweeter than the gimmick and aggressive title suggests. It's a sort of spiritual companion to Edgar Wright's Cornetto trilogy, blending horror and thriller elements with absurdist comedy.
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