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Dredd Reviews

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• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  Paul Leonard-Morgan's thumping techno soundtrack is thrilling. And Urban manages to give a credibly wry performance using little more than his gravelly, imitation-Eastwood voice - and his chin.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  Dredd is proudly degenerate - and it never feels compelled to slow down and explain itself.

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• 80

  out of 100

  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.

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• 80

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  What's exceptional is the orchestration of color, form, light and dark (lots of dark), 3-D technology and digital effects into a look that amounts to a vision.

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• 75

  out of 100

  ReelViewsJames Berardinelli

  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."

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyGeoff Berkshire

  Grim, gritty and ultra-violent, Dredd reinstates the somber brutality missing from the U.K. comicbook icon's previous screen outing.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Dredd's cinematography is one of its strongest assets speaks to the film's larger problems - the parts and pieces just don't have the total impact they should, like a punch sailing helplessly through the air rather than forcefully smacking its target.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Every so often there's a suggestion that a police state may actually be a lousy idea, but this thought dies even faster than the disposable characters.

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• 38

  out of 100

  Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips

  Calling Dredd 3D a movie is sort of a lie. It's a premise, and there are levels to reach, and always there's another grimy hallway to stalk, and then you turn right or left, and then kill some more.

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