The original Purge movie was a silly idea, that the government has enacted a once a year free-for-all where you can commit any crime for a 12 hour window and not be prosecuted. All crime including murder is legal, so most people hide in their homes while the crazies are out “purging.” It came out that the real goal was to rid the country of the poor, the drain on society, since they could not afford the best security systems to keep themselves safe.
The new movie shows the start of an uprising, where the lower class is starting to band together to attack the rich. The ridiculousness is taken up a notch too. There is some truly awful dialogue, straight out of B movie territory, not to mention just about every horror movie cliche is on view. And for me, it wasn’t even all that exciting. Never a good thing when you yawn a few times during a “thriller.” It’s an ok movie overall if you are in the mood for a hack-n-slash, otherwise best to skip this one.
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