Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Noah M — 11 Aug 2016

Not as bad as I expected but not good either.

This review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) was written by Noah M on 11 Aug 2016.

The Purge: Election Year has generally received mixed reviews.

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Absolutely the weakest one of the trilogy but still a decent movie and worth watching if your a fan of the series…

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By Kevin P (1,697) on 26 Oct 2018

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Aside from the two main characters, the acting is mostly terrible. With that we have a terrible script, and a plot that is not one bit cohesive…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 08 Jun 2018

This movie wasn't very good. It did have a few moments, that were good but I feel that it lost its focus a bit and didn't have a strong enough story…

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By Alec B (1,705) on 16 Jan 2018

Although I didn't see it coming..The Purge:Election Year added something to the series that the first two films didn't have: a touch of reality…

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By Peter O (143) on 03 Jul 2018

I went to see this because I wanted to watch 2 hours of murder. I got 2 hours of murder. I'm satisfied. That's what it is…

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By Geo333 (93) on 08 Jul 2022

This movie is not that far away from being realistic especially if you lived in the big cities of America after an election…

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The Purge: Election Day was a movie full of action, but more violent than the previous one, it had a good plot and a good level of terror,…

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By Micheal Compton (319) for Bowling Green Daily News (319) on 15 Jan 2019

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