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Created Feb 23, 2014 06:47AM PST • Edited Feb 23, 2014 06:47AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Good 3.0

   In Hollywood’s wild, wild west – the Sherrif was often a judge, jury, and executioner all rolled in to one. In Hollywood’s wild, wild Dredd, the “Judges” play the same role. This futuristic tale of crime and punishment appeals to our inner sensibilities of “just blow them away, you know they are guilty”. Of course, it can’t be 100% subjective, there’s got to be a strong dose of psychic abilities and crime locating technologies — just to make it cooler and help us feel better about the premise. And then when guilt is determined? Fire-power awesomeness.

4. Acting

   OK 2.5

   Karl Urban’s Judge Dredd suffers from being hidden behind his mask and need to be the ‘strong silent type’. Too bad, I’ve seen him in other work (like the TV series ‘Almost Human’), and he can do much better.

   Olivia Thirlby is forgettable as the psychic rookie sidekick

   Lena Hedley gets my acting kudos for her gritty crime boss character Ma Ma

5. Male Stars OK 2.5

6. Female Stars OK 2.5

7. Female Costars OK 2.5

8. Male Costars OK 2.5

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

    Nice use of effects, background sets, and firepower.

11. Direction Very Good 3.5

12. Play Very Good 3.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 3.0

17. Sex Erotic 3.0

18. Violence Brutal 3.0

19. Rudeness Profane 3.0

21. Reality

    Supernatural 3.1

22. Circumstantial Supernatural 3.1

23. Biological Supernatural 3.1

24. Physical Supernatural 3.1