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Dragged Across Concrete

2018

S. Craig Zahler

Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Laurie Holden ...

6.6

6,288

Thriller. Drama The script centers on two policemen, one an old-timer (Gibson), the other his volatile younger partner (Vaughn), who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics become the media's cause du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due, but instead find far more than they wanted awaiting them in the shadows.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Best of all, Zahler’s dialogue is pithy and rhythmic as ever (...) [It] doesn’t quite justify lavishing this outsize runtime on such quick-and-dirty potboiler material"	NEU
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"The movie is generally watchable, even at its slowest and ugliest, simply because the actors are solid even when their characters are repellent."	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"Zahler only really grips you, alas, with his trademark ferocious displays of violence, which felt like a logical endgame in 'Bone Tomahawk' and 'Brawl in Cell Block 99', but too often smack here of pointless sadism."	NEG
United States	Michael Nordine IndieWire	"[It] is just as violent — and just as good — as its predecessors (...) Zahler takes his time with all this, sometimes more than he needs to, but the payoff is worth it"	POS
United States	Pat Padua The Washington Post	"What makes 'Concrete' so strange - and, at times, frustrating - are its unexpected plot turns: seeming detours that inevitably 'lead us straight back to the story's black heart (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"It's apt to send crime-film fanatics who prefer their pulp nasty, brutish and incredibly long into fits of glee. For others, the title doubles as an apt description of the experience of watching it (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"In most respects, 'Dragged Across Concrete' is a low-energy, long-winded disappointment."	NEG
United States	Leonardo Goi The Film Stage	"Despite blips in tension and a second half far superior to the first, crystallizes Zahler’s as a key name to watch"	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"It is morosely gripping, with lots of chewy, time-killing dialogue as the nature of the heist slowly comes into focus (...) Gibson is a good fit for it alll (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Damon Wise The Guardian	"Zahler has a way with action, and the set pieces are inventive and nasty (...) But after three movies, his increasingly morose characters’ world-weariness is becoming wearying in itself (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Marshall Shaffer Decider	"While it’s certainly not a pleasant watch thanks to its brutal violence and bloated runtime, the murkiness merits discussion and deliberation"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"It’s difficult to ignore the craftsmanship and performances in 'Dragged Across Concrete' simply because you don’t like some of its darker themes or feel like it’s too long (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Rafael Motamayor Bloody Disgusting	"An extremely slow burn film with a pulse rate so slow you will want to check if there’s any life left in this film (...) you may want to just see 'Brawl in Cell Block 99' again (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	David Sexton London Evening Standard	"Zahler is not subtle but he is bludgeoningly effective (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Demetrios Matheou Screendaily	"A perfectly serviceable cop-turned-bad crime movie, featuring an enjoyable pairing of Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn (...) Anyone expecting a progression in Zahler’s work may be disappointed"	NEU

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