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Dragged Across Concrete
USA 2018
produced by Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Tyler Jackson, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier, Dean Buchanan (executive), Shafin Diamond (executive), Wayne Marc Godfrey (executive), Robert Jones (executive), Mike Rowe (executive), Ben Ruffman (executive), Levi Sheck (executive) for Unified Pictures, Cinestate, Look to the Sky Films, thefyzz, Realmbuilders Productions
directed by S. Craig Zahler
starring Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Thomas Kretschmann, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Fred Melamed, Justine Warrington, Matthew MacCaull, Primo Allon, Jordyn Ashley Olson, Myles Truitt, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tattiawna Jones, Clare Filipow, Richard Newman, Vivian Ng, Andrew Dunbar, Noel Gugliemi, Alexander Soto, Tristan Jensen, Eric Bempong, Liannet Borrego, Mekhi Fester, Adam Tsekhman, Trezzo Mahoro, Dalias Blake, Giacomo Baessato, Jenn Griffin, Cardi Wong, Cameron Grierson, Emilio Merritt, Simon Chin
written by S. Craig Zahler, music by Jeff Herriott, The O'Jays, S. Craig Zahler
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Cops Brett (Mel Gibson) and Anthony (Vince Vaughn) get suspended after
the apprehension of a suspect got a little out of hand - and since it's
suspension without pay, they are both in dire need of money, Brett to
support his family, including his MS-suffering wife (Laurie Holden),
Anthony to finally afford an engagement ring for his girlfriend (Jennifer
Carpenter) - so Brett comes up with a plan to do a stake-out at the home
of a known drug pusher to at an opportune moment raid the place and relief
them of their money - after all, it's drug money, so they can't go to the
police. There's a problem though, as Vogelman (Thomas Kretschmann), the
guy under observation, doesn't plan another drug coup but a bank robbery -
one that turns violent, even deadly for some of the bank personnel and
customers, but Brett and Anthony manage to stay on Vogelman's trail - also
because Vogelman's two hired drivers (Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White),
mere petty criminals, were never aware how bloody the whole affair might
get and now see in their pursuers salvation rather than threat - and thus
make no attempt to shake them. Eventually, Brett and Anthony manage to
corner Vogelman's car - but that's where the problems only begin as
Vogelman's gang is ruthless, and their car is actually a fully armoured
truck. And they don't want the two suspended cops as witnesses, so it soon
becomes unclear who's the hunter, who's the hunted ... Don Johnson plays
Brett and Anthony's superior, cult favourite Udo Kier has an alas but
small role as the guy who give Brett and Anthony a lead to Vogelman. Dragged
Across Concrete is a very solidly filmed thriller with lots of action
that nevertheless treats its material with respect and intelligence rather
found in a movie of this sort - and that's where the film overreaches a
bit, unfortunately: It looks good, is well-played, rich on action ... and
lasts 160 minutes as it tries to flesh out all its characters, affords
elaborate backstories to even peripheral characters, makes a heck of an
effort to put everything into a comprehensible social context - and as a
consequence just takes a little too long to tell its story. That said,
this is still a good movie, but sometimes less is just more.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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