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Science fiction action thriller about the ultimate judge, jury and executioner in a futuristic America, who is determined to rid his city of a dangerous drug epidemic. Cast:Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Domhnall Gleeson, Deobia OpareiDirector:Pete TravisRelease Date:September 21, 2012DVD Release:January 8, 2013From:LionsgateRating:RLength:1 hr 38 minIn 3D
Dredd 3D played to good not great reviews. Reviews were mixed. • James Berardinelli wrote for Reel Views, "...offers sufficient glimpses of a dystopian future without overselling the dark, ugly miseries... a smartly-paced, suspenseful 90 minutes..." • And Roger Moore wrote in the Seattle Times, "...mega boring." More Reviews Below...
Dredd 3D Positive Reviews (33 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "...offers a fully realized world with both intensity and tension.... the Slo-Mo sequences are mesmerizing for their richly colored and radiantly sparkling beauty..."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 589 words, 09/20/12
Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "...darkly funny... Karl Urban manages to give a credibly wry performance using little more than his gravelly, imitation-Eastwood voice -- and his chin."(See all of Darren Franich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 120 words, 09/21/12
Claudia Puig, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a tersely comic futuristic thriller, better than1995's dreadful 'Judge Dredd' starring Sylvester Stallone.... an effectively gritty B movie..."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 536 words, 09/22/12
Glenn Kenny, MSN Movies: MODERATE(cg) "The art direction pops, the action is excruciating.... But for this particular viewer, it all plays out on a thread that's pretty, well, bare."(See all of Glenn Kenny's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 584 words, 09/18/12
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: VERY GOOD(cg) "...offers sufficient glimpses of a dystopian future without overselling the dark, ugly miseries of this future.... a smartly-paced, suspenseful 90 minutes..."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 745 words, 09/18/12
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Smartly cast and with a sharp team behind the scenes, there is no good reason why 'Dredd 3D' is such a clunk-headed action picture."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 319 words, 09/21/12
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "All I wanted to do was escape.... It's not that the movie is in bad taste or cheesy (though it is) but that all of its hyperviolence adds up to nothing: This thing is dedd."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 531 words, 09/21/12
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: WEAK(cg) "...time-killing carnage... 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."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 512 words, 09/21/12
Frank Lovece, New York Newsday: MODERATE(cg) "The film's one believably human scene involves Anderson meeting the family of a gang member she's killed. Otherwise, it's all tough-guy talk and humorless cynicism."(See all of Frank Lovece's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 325 words, 09/21/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: VERY GOOD "There's genuine beauty to 'Dredd'... it places you firmly in an unreal, dreamlike world and rouses you with its unexpected grace and its rhythms and its movement."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 568 words, 09/21/12
Raju Mudhar, Toronto Star: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a solid, sometimes surprisingly smart action film.... a movie that fits the character and one that existing fans should appreciate..."(See all of Raju Mudhar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 416 words, 09/21/12
Simon Abrams, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...proudly degenerate... Yes, it's bad for you, but that's what makes Dredd the hero the comic book film needs now, most of all."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 09/19/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "This unapologetically brutal thriller returns to the concept of Dredd as a sardonic, single-minded dispenser of justice in a wretched post-apocalyptic world."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 155 words, 09/20/12
KEY CITIES (7 Reviews)
Sean O'Connell, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "There's plenty for genre fans to appreciate... Lena Headey is ridiculously good as the deranged Ma-Ma... malicious, gory, masochistic and uncompromising."(See all of Sean O'Connell's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 503 words, 09/21/12
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...plays far bigger than it should. For sci-fi action fans, it's an instant classic. For everyone else, it's a dark, bloody mess."(See all of David Hiltbrand's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 322 words, 09/21/12
Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: VERY GOOD(cg) "...masterfully creates a compelling, nightmarish atmosphere. But the relentless action and violence starts to blend together about three-quarters of the way in..."(See all of Randy Cordova's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 342 words, 09/21/12
Tom Russo, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "We get mesmerizingly grisly 3-D looks at bullets shredding facial flesh, among other impossibly drawn-out images... If only the villainy or the tone here were half as crazy."(See all of Tom Russo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 359 words, 09/21/12
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: MODERATE(cg) "There are some beautiful effects... But other than that there's nothing new here... We have seen this future. And not only does it not work -- it no longer even surprises."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 504 words, 09/21/12
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...does several things right... The backstory takes about 12 seconds... The movie is a hard 'R'... The 3D is good... a fine piece of cheap entertainment."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 496 words, 09/21/12
Roger Moore, Seattle Times: WEAK(cg) "Headey just isn't 'big' enough, in persona, performance and presence, to suggest a murderous monster.... And Urban is lost behind that big ol' helmet.... mega boring."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 362 words, 09/21/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (8 Reviews)
Simon Abrams, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...proudly degenerate... Yes, it's bad for you, but that's what makes Dredd the hero the comic book film needs now, most of all."(See all of Simon Abrams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 455 words, 09/19/12
Katey Rich, Cinema Blend: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "It doesn't have quite enough fun with its ideas and location as I'd hoped for, but it's got plenty of strong raw material to get it to the finish line..."(See all of Katey Rich's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 700 words, 09/21/12
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "...erase your memories of Sly Stallone's bomb with this, director Pete Travis and writer/producer Alex Garland's lean reboot."(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 169 words, 09/20/12
Keith Phipps, AV Club: WEAK(cg) "It's 98 minutes of no fun and much gunfire, and though it's true in some respects to the 'Dredd' of the comics, the spirit of the original remains stubbornly on the page."(See all of Keith Phipps's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 535 words, 09/20/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "This unapologetically brutal thriller returns to the concept of Dredd as a sardonic, single-minded dispenser of justice in a wretched post-apocalyptic world."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 155 words, 09/20/12
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...fails to service my fangirl needs.... 'Dredd,' as it is, only makes slo-mo seem good as an excuse for making bloody splatter last longer. That's not how it should be."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,123 words, 09/07/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD "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."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 538 words, 09/21/12
Joel Arnold, NPR: OUTSTANDING "...a gleefully audacious, visceral, near-perfect action movie... a singular and exhilarating movie experience. It's savage, beautiful and loads of fun."(See all of Joel Arnold's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 849 words, 09/20/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Smartly cast and with a sharp team behind the scenes, there is no good reason why 'Dredd 3D' is such a clunk-headed action picture."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 319 words, 09/21/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Geoff Berkshire, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "Grim, gritty and ultra-violent... At a time when most comicbook adaptations try to be all things to all people, 'Dredd' makes the radical choice of playing to the base."(See all of Geoff Berkshire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 724 words, 07/12/12
Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "...feels like a smart and muscular addition to the sci-fi action genre. Even 35 years later, Judge Dredd still packs a hard punch. Go ahead, punk. Make his day."(See all of Stephen Dalton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 636 words, 09/02/12
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Smartly cast and with a sharp team behind the scenes, there is no good reason why 'Dredd 3D' is such a clunk-headed action picture."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 319 words, 09/21/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD "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."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 538 words, 09/21/12
20.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Dredd 3D's reviews are separated by an average 20.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Dredd 3D (33 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Dredd 3D's reviews cover 49.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 15,578 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 472 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Dredd 3D Coverage, Volume & Length (33 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 30.8 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Dredd 3D's reviews on average broke 30.8 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Dredd 3D's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
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