Review – Judge Dredd

I was a big fan of the Judge Dredd comic books back when I was too young to really understand the word “fascism.” So perhaps I got a bigger kick out of this movie than I really should have, because it closely resembles its source in many ways (especially plot and general feel). The producers spent a bundle on the sets, the props, the opticals, and Sylvester Stallone, and for the most part they got their money’s worth. Our hero serves as a Platonic “guardian” in a future society beset by uncontrollable crime and a sinister scheme to introduce a totalitarian regime even more extreme than the one the country already has. The action occasionally drags a bit. Rob Schneider is more than a little annoying as Stallone’s obnoxious sidekick. Otherwise this is an entertaining bit of big budget brain candy. Mildly amusing