The Purge

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.

Genre : Science FictionHorrorThriller

Runtime : 85 mins

Release Date : 2013-05-31

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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.

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...

Atrocious directing and cheesy jump scares disguised as nonsensical "social commentary."

Cast

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

(James Sandin)

Lena Headey

Lena Headey

(Mary Sandin)

Max Burkholder

Max Burkholder

(Charlie Sandin)

Adelaide Kane

Adelaide Kane

(Zoey Sandin)

Edwin Hodge

Edwin Hodge

(Bloody Stranger)

Rhys Wakefield

Rhys Wakefield

(Polite Leader)

Tony Oller

Tony Oller

(Henry)

Arija Bareikis

Arija Bareikis

(Mrs. Grace Ferrin)

Tom Yi

Tom Yi

(Mr. Cali)

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

(Mr. Halverson)

Tisha French

Tisha French

(Mrs. Halverson)

Dana Bunch

Dana Bunch

(Mr. Ferrin)

Peter Gvozdas

(Dr. Peter Buynak)

John Weselcouch

John Weselcouch

(Freak Interrupting)

Alicia Vela-Bailey

Alicia Vela-Bailey

(Female Freak)

David Basila

David Basila

(George (uncredited))

Boima Blake

(Freak #1 (uncredited))

Nathan Clarkson

Nathan Clarkson

(Freak (uncredited))

Jesse Jacobs

(Freak #2 (uncredited))

Mickey Facchinello

Mickey Facchinello

(Brunette Female Freak (uncredited))

Crystal Lockhart

Crystal Lockhart

(Freak (uncredited))

Tyler Osterkamp

Tyler Osterkamp

(Freak (uncredited))

RJ Wolfe

RJ Wolfe

(Freak (uncredited))

Aaron Kuban

Aaron Kuban

(Freak (uncredited))

Karen Strassman

Karen Strassman

(Newscaster (uncredited))

Cindy Robinson

Cindy Robinson

(Purge Screen Announcer (uncredited))

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