Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Jonathan S — 01 Jul 2016

If you're a fan of the Purge films, then you'll definitely will enjoy The Purge: Election Year.

This review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) was written by Jonathan S on 01 Jul 2016.

The Purge: Election Year has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Paulxavierfoste (5) on 14 Oct 2019

Nach anfänglichen kleinen Startschwierigkeiten entwickelt sich der Film mit tausend Plottwists und richtig psychosomatischen Szenen zu einem…

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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 Katy Hayes (18) for Sunday Times (UK) (753) on 20 Dec 2017

As a brutish action movie in the John Carpenter vein, the film has certain inalienable rights: it's allowed to be crudely satirical and cheaply…

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By Charlie M (417) on 26 Oct 2018

Strengths: As always, the concept behind this franchise allows for a lot of cool ideas to come to fruition…

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By Andy F (912) on 24 Oct 2018

Absolutely awful. In 30 years time people will look back and wonder how Hollywood got away with making such race hate drama…

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By Therussianator (47) on 06 May 2018

Frank Grillo is back and this time he has to protect a senator who's trying to end The Purge…

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Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016)

By Frank M (727) on 20 Oct 2018

An entertaining film and sequel, yet the same plot over and over again seems to get quite repetitive and even boring at some points…

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By Nico D (123) on 08 Jan 2018

Like Anarchy, The Purge: Election Year is much better than the original film but not very subtle and not as smart as it thinks it is…

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By Filippo V (494) 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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Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016)

By David B (3,254) on 30 Jun 2018

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

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