Dragged Across Concrete (2018)

Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn. Director S. Craig Zahler, who is turning into one of the new great filmmakers.

Holy shit this was good. I think it might be my favorite of his films so far. Also check out Brawl on Cell Block 99 and Bone Tomahawk if you haven't already.

And f#ck all you assholes for not making a thread for this and recommending it a long time ago. Don't watch the trailer. Just watch the film. It's a gem..

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In this new, bleak and often unexpectedly grand genre movie (it's essentially a buddy-cop flick, but with operatic ambitions), the thread out of place, both irritably scratching and strangely arresting, is Mel Gibson.

I thought this movie was brilliant. Just amazing direction, worthy of Kubrick, Tarantino, or Cronenberg. Same auteur style.

And it has profound racial/social commentary, so the fact that they cast Mel Gibson the way they did gives it even more punch.

I can't recommend this movie highly enough.

They make a great pairing, Zahler and Vaughn. Brawl in Cell Block 99 is a hilariously deadpan, brutal movie. Haven't seen this yet but look forward to it.

Definitely loved this movie. I'm hooked on this director until he proves me wrong.

Originally posted by Myth
Definitely loved this movie. I'm hooked on this director until he proves me wrong.

Same. I think he's clearly one of the best writer/directors to keep an eye on right now.

Dragged Across Concrete feels like you're dangling on the end of a meat hook. It's painful and tense and at the same time, a little ridiculous... Even then, it's full of surprises, and riches for those who like it darker.