Duel is a film for anyone one who feels a need to see 'modern classic' movies. Best know for Hollywood blockbusters and lavish plots this directorial debut brought us a glimpse of the power and insight of Steven Spielberg albeit in a non stop truck-tries-to-smash-car movie. Never quite fitting comfortably into any particular genre this part action part thriller part public service announcement against road rage is a pleasure to watch if at times a little slow. Of the handful of characters who come and go throughout the film none have much in the way of screen presence least of all the hapless hero/victim of the piece. If i'm being honest, without the prior knowledge of this being Speilberg 1st the film would lack appeal although like many 'modern classics' there is a strange sense of acheivement as you rewind the tape or eject the DVD knowing that so many others who couldn't get enough of CGI dinosaurs will never know how this great director started out.
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