Review of Dredd (2012) by Tom K — 26 Nov 2017
Simply put: I think this is the best comic book movie I have ever seen.
As the credits rolled, I was left with a weird feeling inside: complete and total satisfaction, and not a single complaint.
With a remarkably light budget, this film perfectly tells a story in the world of Dredd. It doesn't over-exaggerate the stakes: a drug lord is endangering the lives of ~10,000 people. She's breaking the law. So she cannot be allowed to continue.
Dredd, gruff and unfeeling, shows up to dispense law and order, which just happens to coincide with justice. His helmet doesn't come off. There is no two-dimensional romance with Judge Anderson. There is a relationship and a mutual respect, but it stays PERFECTLY respectful to the source material.
When all is said and done, with hundreds of criminals in this vast urban cityscape dead, and Dredd is asked by his commanding officer what happened, Urban perfectly captures everything Judge Dredd is with two simple, blunt, un-pretentious words: "drug bust".
Just another day in the life of Dredd. God bless everyone involved in the making of this film, and here's hoping they scrounge up enough for the sequels.
This review of Dredd (2012) was written by Tom K on 26 Nov 2017.
Dredd has generally received positive reviews.
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