By Daniel Bradley
I had heard good things about this film before I went in, as well as terrible things about the Stallone version from 1995. Missing it at the cinema, I gave it a go after hearing about it on the Empire movie podcast.
As a graphic novel adaptation, I loved it. He nailed the part for me and I was drawn in to the world, ready for mindless, bloody violence and clever choreography. Dredd did not disappoint. They did not patronise the patron with an overly complicated plot… there was a simple, logical progression to the gorefest. Drug barons, hoboes, guns and colourful language to match blood splatter that Dexter Morgan would weep over.
Good points: Some wonderful slow-motion, some enjoyable tower-block carnage, some nod-worthy gun-totage.
Bad points: Not worth watching if you want something stimulating. Comic book film that takes itself too seriously at times.
For fans of The Punisher (1989), Die Hard.
Rating 6/10
