I love this movie so much

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.

Saw 'The Purge' due to being really intrigued by the concept, having seen home invasions being handled well on visual media and finding Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey dependable actors. Saw it without seeing reviews beforehand in order to see it with an open mind, as is always my intention.Count me in as another person who found 'The Purge' poorly executed in almost every way. Can completely understand the mildly mixed to very negative reception and find the criticisms very similar to mine, just for the record what will be covered in this review is my personal opinion and nobody else's with the flaws being so obvious you don't need someone else's opinion to base yours on. The concept was handled in such a dumb and dull way, to near intelligence-insulting degrees, and 'The Purge' is in no way a good example of how to do a film about a home invasion.There are a few strengths. 'The Purge' doesn't look too bad, it has a gritty and slick look that doesn't look cheap and there is a little atmosphere.Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey and Rhys Wakefield give reasonable performances which is better than what their characters deserved.However, nothing else worked. The rest of the acting is weak, with the two young actors Adelaide Kane and especially Max Burkholder being terribly irritating as characters that are impossible to get behind in a film full of shallow and unrelatable characters that behave so stupidly and illogically. No tension or suspense at any point and nothing scary or thought-provoking, got nothing enlightening about the social allegory aspect. The pace dragged badly, which undermined the suspense, likewise with the excessive predictability and clichés that were tired well before the film was made. The scary aspect is cheap and never surprising, creative or scary, the violence being gratuitous, the situations so ridiculously dumb that it insults the audience and the villains are goofy and flat caricatures, nothing menacing about them. The direction is generally indifferent.In summary, lame and not recommended if not without redeeming merits, namely the leads. 3/10 Bethany Cox

The Purge has an interesting concept: one day a year, to control the population crisis, a day of crime is perfectly legal. Do whatever you want. Commit any crime. Murder whoever you please. Don't want to join in on the fun? Stay inside, and hope nobody breaks in. And whatever you do, do not, under any circumstances, let anyone in your home! This is the reckoning day for many. The Purge had potential, but the direction they decided to go with the plot...I don't know. I was let down. Basically, not to spoil anything, instead of focusing in on various areas, various people, various crimes, were stuck with one setting , and it just grows old real quick. Violent? Barely. The Purge captures a sense of fear, it captures the feel of danger, and that intense atmosphere. The acting is not bad. But if the plot is lacking, so is the story. If the story is lacking, your imdb stars are lacking. 5 out of 10 from me. PS: Many people say that The Purge Anarchy is a much better movie, so I just take their word for it. You do not need to watch this one to watch that one, I believe they are unrelated.

A good story line and trailer is better than the movie itself. But afraid it will create more hatred if people keep in their emotions for 364.5 days and releasing beast for 12hrs. How can they be true other time? Messages about morals - yes works wellBunch of psychopaths roaming the streets - No control, no limits on what they do on streets. We can wonder if our civilized society behaves like this for this clock ticker. Final twist gives a huge applause, this can be nail biting and nothing expected by general audience.

This review contains spoilers.The Purge is a thriller movie set in the United States where all crime is legal for one night a year. The movie is directed and written by James DeMonaco. The movie stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey as they try to survive the violent night.The Purge is a typical home invasion story with a political twist. The main characters are in an upper class family that has numerous tools and options to survive. The young boy in the family shelters a poor person on the run from rich upper class citizens trying to kill him. It is this event that sets the rest of the movie into action as the gang now target the house. These plot events highlight the main weakness of the movie, its writing. The sheltering of the poor man does not happen organically, but rather through a freak sequence of circumstances it is allowed to happen. It is also strange that many people would not simply take a trip abroad to avoid The Purge. A quick flight or drive to Canada or Mexico could prevent their murder. There is no in universe explanation for why the citizens cannot simply leave the United States. It simply happens and the audience has to accept it.The directing is bland with some highlights. The scenes in the dark reflect the low budget nature of the movie. These scenes were well done but the low budget showed in them. The editing and effects were decent. The masks the purgers wear range from creepy to funny. The acting is decent with everyone putting up an acceptable performance. No scenes in the movie stick out as memorable.Overall, The Purge can be a fun movie if one turns off their brain. It is not a movie that can last scrutiny in its plot or setting.