The Purge
CAST
Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey
RATING
R
RELEASE
June 7, 2013
DIRECTOR
James DeMonaco
STUDIO
Universal Pictures
RUNNING TIME
1 hour 25 minutes
STARS
**1/2
REVIEW:
2013 gave us some great horror films, including "The Conjuring" and "You're Next." However, it also gave us our fair share of stinkers, most of which I skipped. "The Purge" happens to fall somewhere in the middle of those. It has a fantastic premise: all crime is legal for 12 hours one day a year. Seriously, how awesome does that sound? Unfortunately for this movie, it goes from being fascinating and engaging to generic and formulaic. While the acting isn't horrible, it isn't great either. The story tries to be clever by having so many twists at the end, and yet they're kind of laughable and stupid considering the circumstances that are going on. Still, I was mildly entertained while watching this movie, so for that I'd say watch it if you're bored one day and you're in the mood for a decent horror flick. I really hope the sequel shines more on the political aspect of this story instead of trying to be another slasher flick.
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