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Movie review: &#039;Get Duked!&#039; falls flat with one-dimensional characters, lacks laugh-out-loud moments - Daily Bruin

Movie review: &#8216;Get Duked!&#8217; falls flat with one-dimensional characters, lacks laugh-out-loud moments

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“Get Duked!” needs more than just a name change. Originally titled “Boyz in the Wood,” the 87-minute-long romp from Amazon Studios follows four high schoolers hiking through the Scottish Highlands in pursuit of the Duke of Edinburgh Award – a prestigious youth achievement award founded by the queen of England’s husband.

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Movie review: ‘Get Duked!’ falls flat with one-dimensional characters, lacks laugh-out-loud moments

By Mark McGreal

Aug. 28, 2020 1:16 p.m.