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Dragged Across Concrete (2018) N
Two cops get suspended for using excessive force (or because of bad publicity caused by the event being filmed and sent to television). They're not happy about it and decide to get the compensation for their good work by robbing some criminals.
I liked Bone Tomahawk but thought it was longer and slower than it needed to be. Brawl in Cell Block 99 was a huge disappointment after that and Dragged Across Concrete continues Zahler's downward trend even further. Without any exaggeration at least an hour should have been edited off this film.
I think Zahler has watched some Lanthimos since his previous film and thought it would be good idea copy his acting antics. As a result we get to see slow, pointless and wooden dialogue that seems to go on forever (seriously, this film has some of the worst dialogue I've seen - anchovies). It's like combining the worst of Tarantino and Lanthimos.
The film doesn't build any story or add any depth to its characters (quite an accomplishment for 2h 38min movie). We have two cops who feel like some sketch characters, a black ex-con with all the family cliches out there and a gang of criminals who'd eat Krug and his mates for breakfast. Instead of fleshing them out Zahler does some "interesting" stuff like spends 10 minutes showing a random woman who doesn't want to leave her baby even to go to work. Brilliant, not.
I guess the only positive thing I can say about this is that it's not politically correct. Despite of that it's pretty much a waste of time (a way too large amount of time too).
Two cops get suspended for using excessive force (or because of bad publicity caused by the event being filmed and sent to television). They're not happy about it and decide to get the compensation for their good work by robbing some criminals.
I liked Bone Tomahawk but thought it was longer and slower than it needed to be. Brawl in Cell Block 99 was a huge disappointment after that and Dragged Across Concrete continues Zahler's downward trend even further. Without any exaggeration at least an hour should have been edited off this film.
I think Zahler has watched some Lanthimos since his previous film and thought it would be good idea copy his acting antics. As a result we get to see slow, pointless and wooden dialogue that seems to go on forever (seriously, this film has some of the worst dialogue I've seen - anchovies). It's like combining the worst of Tarantino and Lanthimos.
The film doesn't build any story or add any depth to its characters (quite an accomplishment for 2h 38min movie). We have two cops who feel like some sketch characters, a black ex-con with all the family cliches out there and a gang of criminals who'd eat Krug and his mates for breakfast. Instead of fleshing them out Zahler does some "interesting" stuff like spends 10 minutes showing a random woman who doesn't want to leave her baby even to go to work. Brilliant, not.
I guess the only positive thing I can say about this is that it's not politically correct. Despite of that it's pretty much a waste of time (a way too large amount of time too).