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Firstly I have to say that the whole concept of The Purge made me quite uncomfortable, it’s a mad idea and it was strange to see how quickly most of the characters had adjusted to it after it being in place for a number of years. The film interacts with so many moral issues which I did enjoy. However one scene in particular, when they nearly give up the stranger to the murderous mob waiting outside, was especially unsettling. It ends in the best way possible but it’s fully engaged with making it a really effective scene.
There were shocks and twists throughout, the best being Henry attempting to kill Mr. Sandin, I really didn’t see that coming. Other twists were more predictable and there were too many points at which someone was nearly killed and then it was dragged out until someone came to save them, it would have been better if they had escaped some other way.
There was a real sense of terror throughout and the situation continued to worsen which added to the atmosphere. The performance by Lena Headey as Mrs. Sandin was brilliant and really made you feel for the family and get behind them in their fight for survival. Adding the neighbours to the story at the end was good and it was interesting to see how they contributed to the narrative.
BIGGEST FLAW – Sometimes too predictable
BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT – Engaging with moral dilemmas
Written by Hamish Calvert
Rating – 8/10
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