A.C.’s Review: A new revolving franchise like the SAW and PARANORMAL movies was born last year when the movie THE PURGE was released in June…the difference being THE PURGE was dropped into the prime summer season instead of October like the above examples.
Apparently
the gamble paid off and now this summer in an even more prime month of
July the sequel THE PURGE: ANARCHY has arrived.
Picking
up on the premise that 10 or so years in the future the government
makes all crime legal for one night to severely curtail criminal
activity on the other
364 days of the year this movie builds on the idea. Moving away from
the “home invasion” format of the first movie we take to the streets
where various innocents find themselves trapped in a Los Angeles gone
mad where potential death, rape or worse awaits
around every corner.
The
hero is a man only known as Sergeant who is out to avenge the death of
his son by a drunk driver and will use the purge to exact that revenge.
Along the way
he reluctantly becomes the protector of a mother and daughter and a
young couple trapped out on the streets. Sergeant is played by Frank
Grillo (Captain America,-The Winter Soldier, The Grey) who I always enjoy
seeing turn up in movies. This is the first time
he is the lead role and more than handily manages it.
This
was a very entertaining movie and clocks in at 1:45. I easily would
have enjoyed a full 2 hours of it. There is action coupled with
characters you care about
and just a great premise that makes the moviegoer think what would they
do in a world like this.
With
nearly $85 million in box office worldwide on a $9 million budget you
can bet we will be purging for several years to come. Look forward to
seeing what happens
next purge.
Best Scene: The group takes refuge in a supposedly safe apartment that turns out to be anything but.
A.C.'s Rating: Full Admission
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