In a region known for crime and corruption, the government sanctions an annual 12-hour period during which all criminal activity is legal.
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July 14, 2016
The Purge offers mediocre thrills wrapped in absurd rhetoric.
June 10, 2013
If The Purge is as far-sighted as Network proved to be, we are in for very ugly times.
June 07, 2013
That old horror-movie standard, a homestead besieged by psychos, gets remixed with a bit of Occupy-era class-conflict satire in the disappointing future-set thriller The Purge.
June 13, 2013
Writer-director James DeMonaco's The Purge fritters away its promise in lurid, frenzied violence.
June 07, 2013
Gimmicky chiller lacks the robustness and distinction needed to support its social-commentary ambitions.
August 24, 2015
Standard "stalk, attack, revenge" home invasion material, but it's also laced with an appreciable sense of pointed social commentary.
July 15, 2015
There might be true satire here, but it would take a far less bored reviewer than me to pick away at the flab surrounding the satire.
March 21, 2016
Nauseating.
April 16, 2016
There are some jump scares, one highly predictable twist, and a fair amount of violence, but "The Purge" pretty much begins and ends with its concept.
January 08, 2015
An effective balance of mood and style, not overburdened by grotesque displays of violence but suggestive enough to create a space of believable bleakness that warrants our continued interest until the very last frame.
June 12, 2013
DeMonaco clearly hopes to make a significant moral statement on the level of Shirley Jackson's literary masterpiece The Lottery. Alas, his aim at political conservatives who support the gun lobby falls flat before he can pull the trigger.
June 07, 2013
The blunt instrument plot allows for a few sneaky moments of satire and social commentary lite.
