Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Micah And Sarah F — 28 Aug 2016

Entertaining but very predictable....nothing new.

This review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) was written by Micah And Sarah F on 28 Aug 2016.

The Purge: Election Year has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Srpepe (174) on 02 Jan 2018

Mucho mejor que las anteriores, me gusta que el lore de la saga se expanda tan bien. Me gustó el desarrollo de la historia y los nuevos personajes…

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By Jonathan D (792) on 13 Nov 2017

By the 3rd Purge movie, you know what you are getting into. Mindless killing that is very loose when it comes to Plot…

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By Deirdre Crimmins (265) for Film Thrills (122) on 19 Aug 2018

Don't let all of the politics and morality fool you. The Purge: Election Year still has some of the best horror set pieces of the year…

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By Junelkean (96) on 20 Jan 2018

It's no coincidence that The Purge: Election Year is released during the election campaign of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton with director…

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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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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 Dburks1990 (14) on 31 May 2019

If you ever need a movie to repeatedly punch you in the face with its 1% message, look no further…

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By Erikthecritic (117) on 28 Sep 2018

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 Jlau (377) on 25 Sep 2020

Badly-acted presidential candidate needs to be protected on purge night so she can win the election and then, abolish the purge…

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By Chris O (947) 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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