Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Britt Hayes for ScreenCrush — 29 Jun 2016
The Purge has become the new "Saw" franchise: What began with a simple, contained thriller has escalated to outrageous, bloody chaos. And while James Wan’s feature debut was a bit more effective than DeMonaco’s first Purge outing, the latter has Saw’s diminishing returns beat with a recognizable (and coherent) mythology and increasing entertainment value that doesn’t rely on torture porn for thrills.
That doesn’t make it any less silly, however.
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This review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) was written by Britt Hayes and published by ScreenCrush on 29 Jun 2016.
The Purge: Election Year has generally received mixed reviews.
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