Judge Dredd (1995)

In the year 2139, much of the planet has become inhabitable and the former justice system has been replaced by Judges who perform the combined duties of the police, judges, juries, and executioners. When Stallone’s Judge Dredd is found guilty of murder, secrets regarding his and his brother’s origin are discovered. There are bits of the film that remind me of another of Stallone’s films that I enjoy: Demolition Man. In those moments, Judge Dredd seems to express its comic book origins, with Armand Assante in particular playing a decent comic villain. The rest of the time, it fades and becomes an uninspired, dull slog that doesn’t take enough advantage of a mostly great cast and intriguing setting.