Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Karl UrbanJudge Dredd
- Olivia ThirlbyAnderson
- Lena HeadeyMa-Ma
- Wood HarrisKay
- Langley KirkwoodJudge Lex
- Tamer BurjaqMa-Ma Bodyguard
- Joe VazBig Joe
- Rakie AyolaChief Judge
- Junior SingoAmos
- Luke TylerFreel
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Pitched at the right level to please original fans, but still slick and accessible enough to attract new ones, Dredd 3D feels like a smart and muscular addition to the sci-fi action genre. - 80
The Guardian
In a world of compromised adaptations, Dredd is something of a triumph. - 80
Time Out
The impressively lean script by Alex Garland (28 Days Later) is shorn of almost all superfluity beyond a few dud Schwarzeneggeresque kiss-offs, while Anthony Dod Mantle's sensational widescreen cinematography harkens back to the tension-inducing inventiveness of early John Carpenter. - 80
Village Voice
Dredd is proudly degenerate - and it never feels compelled to slow down and explain itself. - 75
ReelViews
If there's a serious disappointment, it's the villain. Ma-Ma, despite being played with over-the-top zest by Lena Headey, isn't a very impressive foil for the mighty Judge Dredd, even when she calls for "back-up." - 70
Variety
Grim, gritty and ultra-violent, Dredd reinstates the somber brutality missing from the U.K. comicbook icon's previous screen outing. - 67
The Playlist
Dredd is a video game procedural tied to great visuals, but one without deeper substance to make its experience remotely meaningful. - 60
Empire
There was much to dread about this new iteration of Dredd, but it's a solid, occasionally excellent take on the character, with Urban's chin particularly impressive.
