The Purge (2013)
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
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Pretty Good
Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
Great start to the series! Great set and minimal acting.
Feeble horror/thriller which completely wastes its single good idea on a derivative and tedious home invasion storyline.Shallow characters making stupid decisions in a thrill-free 90 minute dawdle through horror film clichés make this one purge you'd be well advised to miss.
A good story line and trailer is better than the movie itself. But afraid it will create more hatred if people keep in their emotions for 364.5 days and releasing beast for 12hrs. How can they be true other time? Messages about morals - yes works wellBunch of psychopaths roaming the streets - No control, no limits on what they do on streets. We can wonder if our civilized society behaves like this for this clock ticker. Final twist gives a huge applause, this can be nail biting and nothing expected by general audience.
This review contains spoilers.The Purge is a thriller movie set in the United States where all crime is legal for one night a year. The movie is directed and written by James DeMonaco. The movie stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey as they try to survive the violent night.The Purge is a typical home invasion story with a political twist. The main characters are in an upper class family that has numerous tools and options to survive. The young boy in the family shelters a poor person on the run from rich upper class citizens trying to kill him. It is this event that sets the rest of the movie into action as the gang now target the house. These plot events highlight the main weakness of the movie, its writing. The sheltering of the poor man does not happen organically, but rather through a freak sequence of circumstances it is allowed to happen. It is also strange that many people would not simply take a trip abroad to avoid The Purge. A quick flight or drive to Canada or Mexico could prevent their murder. There is no in universe explanation for why the citizens cannot simply leave the United States. It simply happens and the audience has to accept it.The directing is bland with some highlights. The scenes in the dark reflect the low budget nature of the movie. These scenes were well done but the low budget showed in them. The editing and effects were decent. The masks the purgers wear range from creepy to funny. The acting is decent with everyone putting up an acceptable performance. No scenes in the movie stick out as memorable.Overall, The Purge can be a fun movie if one turns off their brain. It is not a movie that can last scrutiny in its plot or setting.