What makes the whole thing worth watching are the film’s two leads. Travis amps “MTV editing” in these sequences, an assault to the senses that’s just as purposefully grating as the gritty fight sequences. In one sequence, Cassandra uncovers an important clue by subjecting one of Ma-Ma’s assailants to mental torture, a terrifying whirlwind of imagery of saturated nightmares (if you’ve ever watched Saw after scarfing down an undercooked burrito, you know what I mean). The hyper-style doesn’t end with Dredd’s unique array of finishing moves either Cassandra’s telepathy is a weapon of the senses that Travis mines for every flashy montage sequence he can squeeze out of it. Dredd is near-fetishistic in its approach to gore – I found myself mouth agape making audible “EEEEEEEEAAAAH” sounds throughout the film - but plays well to the lead character’s ferocious nature. Director Pete Travis ( Vantage Point) wants us to take a big whiff of every musky apartment in Ma-Ma’s “Peach Trees” tower he wants us to feel every drip of sweat that trickles down Dredd’s stubble, while the law enforcer waits patiently to attack he wants us to feel the complete stop of time when the Slo-Mo drug kicks in and even droplets of suddy bath water hang in the air from a splash and he wants us to feel like we’re in the front seat of a Gallagher show when Dredd fires an explosive bullet into the mouth of a henchman and watches the head explode into bits (all in clear and crisp 3D). Unlike this year’s The Raid, which took a similar approach to the non-stop antics of a martial arts film, Dredd opts for the slow burn approach. To stop her, Dredd and Cassandra must slay her goons as they ascend the skyscraper.

Cooped up at the top of a 120+ story building is Ma-Ma ( Lena Hedley), whose operation will soon put a new drug - dubbed “Slo-Mo” - in the hands of every Mega City 1 citizen. Dredd is wary of his new sidekick potential - even more so when the challenge they face reveals itself. She may not have the throat-ripping capabilities of Dredd, but once this girl gets in a baddie’s head, it’s over. To investigate a series of murders connected to one of Mega City 1’s most notorious crime figureheads, Dredd is partnered with an exact opposite: Cassandra ( Olivia Thirlby), a new recruit who makes up for her lack of killer instinct with a mutant psychic power. This time around, Dredd is played by Karl Urban, a chiseled beast of a dude who balances the machismo with a healthy dose of one-liner comedy.

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