‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Trailer: Mel Gibson And Vince Vaughn Play Crooked Cops For ‘Bone Tomahawk’ Director
DirectorS. Craig Zahlerrevels in telling nasty, brutal stories. He burst on the scene with the ultra-violent westernBone Tomahawkand followed that up withBrawl in Cell Block 99, a deeply unpleasant, unabashedly gory prison movie two years later. Now he’s back withDragged Across Concrete, a movie whose title may telegraph what the audience could feel like after watching it.
Mel GibsonandVince Vaughnplay cops who get caught in a video of police brutality and subsequently plunge into the criminal underworld. Sound skuzzy enough for you?
Dragged Across Concrete Trailer
Zahlerlivesfor skuzz. I’ve read two of his novels –Wraiths of the Broken LandandMean Business on North Ganson Street, both of which were at one point in development as movies – and they each contain profoundly disturbing scenes of intense violence. And that’s not even mentioning his movies – one of which, by the way, has already depicted a man having his face literally dragged across concrete and scraped off. It’s arguably one of the most savage moments in film history.
On one hand, I’m repulsed by the idea of this movie. Gibson’s appearance alone makes me want to skip it. And Gibson pairing up withthisdirector forthisstory – one that appears to be about a pair of white cops who are “cancelled” and then take things into their own hands because they feel like they’re owed something by society – also doesn’t exactly sound like a grand old time at the movies. But on the other hand, part of me is curious about how much farther Zahler will attempt to push the envelope, and if he has any larger point to make here. We’ll find out in about a month.
The film features much of the same cast asBrawl in Cell Block 99– Vaughn,Jennifer Carpenter,Don Johnson, andUdo Kier– while also adding Gibson,Michael Jai White, andTory Kittles.
Here’s the official description:
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE follows two police detectives who find themselves suspended when a video of their strong-arm tactics is leaked to the media. With little money and no options, the embittered policemen descend into the criminal underworld and find more than they wanted waiting in the shadows.
Dragged Across Concretearrives in theaters and VOD onMarch 22, 2019.
