Purge: Election Year in my opinion was one of the worst movies I have ever sat through in theaters, it was so bad that I completely gave up on the franchise after that and didn't bother seeing The First Purge. But after seeing the trailer for this film it looked more along the lines with Purge: Anarchy, which I thought was an entertaining Action movie, and really that's what this movie is.
The plot line is fairly simple and doesn't really bring anything new to the table outside of The Purge lasting more than one day, but I felt like that one new element did make the film feel fresh and different from the others in the franchise. I also really liked our group of characters, no one is too overly cheesy (which has been a problem with these films in the past) and I found myself really rooting for them and not wanting anything to happen to them.
Five years ago when I wrote a review for Purge: Election Year, my main focal point was that even with all the political messages aside it was just a really lousy movie. I felt the opposite with this film, while it does constantly try to push beliefs down your throat, it also offers a lot of exciting scenes, high gore level, and some fun characters.
If you enjoyed Purge: Anarchy I think you will enjoy this one as well. Not the best, but was a pleasant surprise for me and a nice way to spend an hour and forty minutes.
6.5/10.
The plot line is fairly simple and doesn't really bring anything new to the table outside of The Purge lasting more than one day, but I felt like that one new element did make the film feel fresh and different from the others in the franchise. I also really liked our group of characters, no one is too overly cheesy (which has been a problem with these films in the past) and I found myself really rooting for them and not wanting anything to happen to them.
Five years ago when I wrote a review for Purge: Election Year, my main focal point was that even with all the political messages aside it was just a really lousy movie. I felt the opposite with this film, while it does constantly try to push beliefs down your throat, it also offers a lot of exciting scenes, high gore level, and some fun characters.
If you enjoyed Purge: Anarchy I think you will enjoy this one as well. Not the best, but was a pleasant surprise for me and a nice way to spend an hour and forty minutes.
6.5/10.