It's well supported by Karl Urban, who embodies the Judge really well. The action features some really well-crafted effects, employing the slow motion effects explained as the drug's by-product and large amounts of violence to create a ballet of gore. It is also hugely violent, which for a film like this is a major plus. The movie is immaculately paced unrelenting and without remorse, it moves forward from one brutal and cunning action sequence to the next. It is very difficult to maintain a film with a simple plot like this without a good sense of pacing, and Pete Travis has it in spades. So does a non-stop action ride that cleverly uses slow motion cameras and the confined geography to create an entertaining hour or so. Sooner than you can say Raid: The Redemption, she shuts down the building, and a manhunt for the two judges begins. This one, though, is one helluva day: starting off as a murder investigation and the connection to a new drug dubbed Slo-Mo, the tale ends up in Peach Trees, a massive apartment complex run by crime lord Ma-Ma Madrigal. It's a day-in-the-life-of film, with Judge Dredd, showing rookie partner Anderson the ropes. The film quickly establishes this and moves on with the story, not bothering with the Origin Story gimmick, thankfully. Heavily armed policemen with impunity to serve justice on the spot, literally the judge, jury and executioner all in one. There is just one law in this sprawling crime-ridden megacity, and that is the Judge. It's all very high concept still - those familiar with the comics know of the world of Dredd: a post-nuclear-holocaust world where just Mega City-One, a sprawling urban land mass, remains. In an autumn filled with B-action films much like any year, Dredd walks tall, its makers having had the good sense to make an entertaining film. Most importantly, it washes away the bad taste that the abysmal Sylvester Stallone film left. Dredd 3D is an entertaining, fun ride, that doesn't insult those who know the source material, and brings a few neat gimmicks to the B-action movie to boot.
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