Dredd
Judgement is coming.
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
Wokeness: 10%
Overall Score: 60%
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NoWo
Better than Stallone!
Stallone's Dredd was a confused and confusing mess.
This one is a streamlined action flick that still manages to do the characters justice.
The main actors inhabit their respective characters quite well to my taste, even though I still think Urban comes off a little too much as a nice guy to really play a tough guy. Still quite a good Dredd.
Most surprisingly of all, considering the subject matter, the movie avoids any form of current political commentary, which is a good thing.
Created: 07-13-2024
Michaels
Viewer discretion is advised
"Dredd" starts great, with a novel style of dystopian future. It gets rather gory, though. Woke elements are present, but do not get much screen time.
The actress who plays Chief Judge is a 100% pure sub-Saharan African woman, though Welsh-born. I dislike the trend of passing over American blacks for the roles of American black characters. The message it sends is that they are not black enough to play black DEI roles. Plus, I could not understand this actress' dialog in one of her scenes, as she has a hell of an under bite, but we should not discriminate against actors who cannot speak. Should I just be grateful that she has forward facing eyes? I penalize one woke point.
There is a mixed race couple, black woman and white man, with a baby. I don't care, except if it is intentional by the director. This likely was intentional, as it was the only couple. No additional penalty, but it solidifies my one woke point rating.
The bloody violence in this movie goes on and on. There is little relief. I started to dislike the experience by the middle of the movie. The plot isn't logical, so I'm left with nothing positive to say.
I love dystopian movies, but not Dredd. I need more substance, less gore.
Created: 12-24-2024
