The Purge
2013
⏱️ 85 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
Science FictionHorrorThriller
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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Atrocious directing and cheesy jump scares disguised as nonsensical "social commentary."
December 21, 2023
The core idea of a "purge" is interesting, but every single moment of "horror" or "thrill" in this film is a predictable jumpscare. It takes itself way too seriously and makes some heavy-handed social commentary, while at the same time being really unconvincing and riddled with tropes. Whenever one of the masked villains is on-screen you can count on them to silently tilt their head to the side, playfully skip with a weapon in hand, or giggle about killing.
The main concept and Lena Headey's acting bumped the rating up a little.
July 10, 2018
It's the basic premise that makes _The Purge_ such a chilling watch and, thought you may see the thrills and scares coming from a mile away, it's the most interesting home-invasion thriller that I've seen in a very long time.
November 20, 2017
Crew
Director
James DeMonaco
Writer
James DeMonaco
Producer
Sébastien K. Lemercier, Jason Blum, Andrew Form
Production
Universal Pictures, Why Not Productions, Platinum Dunes, Blumhouse Productions
Keywords
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