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Excellent but underrated film

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This movie does not deserve much of my time. I just wanna say this movie is stupid and just awful in many levels. The lack of logical sense on this movie is bigger than the Grand Canyon. Don't watch this movie.

The concept for the main movies solid. The actual production quality is solid. The actors chosen for this film are solid. So, then, why do such "solid" foundations ultimately crumble? Simply because of a seriously flawed script and screenplay. Lighting, camera angles, set, all are just fine, as are the characters feeding into the thrill-eager audience, when what happens? Stupidity, pure and simple. A father in close range pointing his pistol at the head of an intruder holding the father's daughter at gunpoint can't or won't or doesn't pull the trigger? The father's wife, daughter's mom sneakily hidden with a gun behind the daughter's assailant and with a clear shot doesn't pull the trigger?? But after subduing the daughter's assailant, the girl's parents can't cooperate on what to do next, but in deciding to turn the guy over to predators the father must, in addition to duct taping the guy, instead of simply dragging the guy out by his collar to the bad guys, instead insists on further taping the guy to a chair before moving him? And afterwards the guy somehow and totally inexplicably slips out of the tight duct-taped mouth so he can again talk to the father who's family he has jeopardized? This does not even begin to explain why the youngest kid in the family is nothing more than an ambivalent jerk. Love the concept, love the killing, love the looks of the film ad Ethan Hawk, just cannot believe how it all goes down!

The purge is a moderately thrilling experience that delivers intriguing world building and social commentary. It is disappointing that the film is undermined by mediocre performances and clichés. The Purge features a number of plot twists, however these are somewhat contrived.

The story and it's context is interesting to a point of WHAT if ANYTHING the government would allow. This would be like a programmed consensus of population control by means of everyday citizens committing the purge or cleanse of murdering others. I did "say" the context was interesting but fails miserably as plausible. There are a lot of mistakes and fails with this film. The acting as a whole is absolutely trying on the audience. I like Ethan Hawke, but hell, he couldn't even save this film. The main catalyst of the film (Hawke) is a security systems sales analyst, and in the film his fails as the power is down. Wouldn't ya think with his position there is a back up plan as he sells these. I feel this film is just a ploy on what ifs. Hell it did spurn 3 sequels. I give it a modest 4