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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When I first saw an ad for this, I knew it was going to be bad and very stupid, because I honestly don't see the United States celebrating a holiday where people get to kill each other. And when I first watched it at home, I was honestly bored and not impressed by this movie and it only made me fall asleep after the movie was over.
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 wealthy family are held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal. The Purge is an insane concept that might sell good on mind but on paper and screen it truly lacks imagination. I found this family to be quite dumb or at least their kids were especially the boy and of course the girl, Lena Headey and Ethan Hawke do try their best but the script is muddled to be honest. There's some jump scares of course that should be known by now but as a film it's not awful or the worst thing that ever happened it's just kind of meh and forgettable to be honest with you all and for that i'll give it a 5/10.
If you believe in America, The Greatest Country in the world, Yes, this movie is for you. No. You are not gonna like what you are gonna see. But you need to see it to have a look at the soul of this great country of yours. No, I'm afraid this is not a cheap thriller or a horror movie if you are expecting it to be so. This is going to become so grotesque for you, that you WILL hate it.I love the fact that an American Film Maker made it. James DeMonaco might be remembered as a legend sometime in the distant future in an America in dream of which this film has been made for. I believe this is his greatest creation. The very idea of this film and ingenuity of it's script makes this film one of best of it's kind. This film does not shy away from showing the true nature of your innermost beast. Again, it's a satire and by nature it has some unbelievable scenes that your conscious mind will try to protest to, but it will be so overwhelmingly numb that you will not care.You will either love it or you will hate it. There will no feelings in between. Don't watch if you are faint of heart. You have been warned.
