Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Drew H — 19 Nov 2016

The main issue I had here was the scope, surely another film was warranted before building to this films story. Michael Bays influence could be felt here much more so then the others, I would've liked the director to lay back on the social conspiracy here and bring us a solid purge film.

The only time this film comes alive is when they hit the street, that unknown is unbearable. The first film had a great concept that didn't deliver, the second film had an interesting concept of corruption and underdeveloped plot points and this is a mess of ideas.

The franchise has hit a point of uncertainty that cannot be undone, only a reboot could refresh and redo with focus on the chaos lurking in mankinds backyard. Great mid section is robbed by boring first and last, a different character focus would have worked as I felt meeting the same lead as the previous film didn't serve the film at all.

He connects the film with one quick reference that means nothing, you cannot rob people of a decent arc for the character, seeing what he seen and surviving a purge surely warrants some sort of development.

Sluggish plot points leave this series in unsafe territory.