There have been a couple of truly great science fiction films in the last ten years that left a mark in movie history with its style, story and characters. Rian Johnson's Looper is one of them. The script is smart and the characters are interesting, which is something you need to have a for a story like this. Rian Johnson's direction is impressive, as he gives each of the main characters time to develop, and the action sequences are just…

Director Pete Travis filmed Dredd on a $45 million budget, which is absolutely great, because everything in this film looks fantastic. The visuals are wonderful, from a vast Mega-City One and its streets, highways and buildings, to the smart use of slow-motion and brilliant action scenes. Travis moves things along quickly (hence the 95 minutes running time), but that is not a bad thing in this case. The script from Alex Garland (Sunshine, Never Let Me Go, 28 Days Later)…