Movie review: 'Dredd 3D'

Review: The movie “Dredd 3D is a limited view of the future.
Oklahoman Published: September 21, 2012


Say whatever else you want about Sylvester Stallone's kitschy 1995 turn as futuristic comic book judge-jury-executioner Judge Dredd, the dude wore the helmet. Karl Urban replaces him in the new “Dredd 3D.” And frankly, the helmet wears Karl.


“Sir, helmets interfere with my psychic abilities.”

“Think a bullet in the head might interfere with 'em more,” the Judge mutters.

In a future when much of America is irradiated and 800 million people are crammed into MegaCity, the concrete metropolis that stretches from Boston to Washington, tens of thousands are packed into mega high-rises, many at the mercy of mega criminals.

The judges are all that stand in the way of anarchy. They're wired-in, high-tech hunter/prosecutor/killers, men and women who solve (sort of) crimes, catch criminals and dole out punishment, on the spot.

The death penalty is their favorite.

There's a new drug making the rounds. “Slo Mo,” it's called, and Ma-Ma is the drug lord who has it. Lena Headey (“300”) plays her in a performance that begins and ends with the flashy scar-riddled makeup.


‘Dredd 3D'

R1:351 ½ stars

Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris. (Strong bloody violence, language, drug use and some sexual content)

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