Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Edward G — 07 Sep 2016

When I reviewed The Purge and The Purge: Anarchy, I took time to mention how, despite being a great premise for a film, the idea itself is absolutely ludicrous. Yet here we are on the verge of a Trump presidency, and if there's one man I could genuinely envision introducing such a thing, it's Donald Trump. Election Year feels more relevant than any Blumhouse thriller ought to in that sense, but beyond its political commentary, it's also just a really enjoyable movie. Completely owned, once again, by Frank Grillo.

There are a few feeble turns to keep the plot rolling on (the plot which is pretty much identical to Anarchy), but for the most part it's a thrilling and tense ride which builds to another ludicrous and crazy finale. I wouldn't go so far as to say it's my favourite of the three because the infuriatingly stupid protagonists plaguing the first two movies are nowhere to be seen (the son from The Purge and the husband from Anarchy), but it certainly helps.