Review of The Purge: Election Year (2016) by Brian T — 30 Jun 2016

The societies of were it brings the nasty side of people on the purging night. Basically, the New Founding fathers of America using the purge as a solution to bring down the crime rate and give every one permission to do whatever on that one night out of the year. Sure, by now on the third film, the concept and plot still creates a lot of holes in the idea. It is easy to foresee it, when The Purge: Election Year is a better science fiction action film, which raises more intense action, and some thrills. Director James DeMonaco is able to bring in jolts and thrills, and showing a more scary side of a person's dark twisted mind. Usually, by the end of the film, it does leave you wondering, if there is anyone innocent. The main character travels in the city, seeing many dark twisted people who are looking for thrill of killing and letting off steam on their hatred of the world. People are insane and have there own style, basically its like see the wasteland of insane people from Mad Max.

Senator Charlene (Elizabeth Mitchell) is running to be president and having an agenda of terminating the Purge. That backfires with a lot of angry Americans and politicians, who see the Purge as a tradition to a better life. Meanwhile, deli shop owner Joe (Mykelti Williamson), Marcos, and a paramedic Laney are preparing for another horrible night, hoping they can protect there shop and survive against anyone that is out to get them. Leo (Frank Grillo), now a bodyguard to Charlene is hoping they can get through the night at there safe house. Only until, there own officials are against them and are putting them on a high target, especially with a paramilitary that is after them. Leo and Charlene will need the help from anyone that wants the purge to end, in order to survive the wave of attacks.

The third installment is a better sequel and these movies get better as it goes on. The action and fight sequences can be intense, and a movie that is relying on thrills in a big chase throughout the city. Leo and Charlene are roaming to escape; they are vulnerable at all times, and many surprises that come around every corner. We see young dumb teen girls, driving in a car with Christmas lights all over (by far the most annoying characters), seeing wives burning there husbands, seeing a group of foreigners taking the advantage of Americas acceptance to violence on that night, and seeing a variety of people looking like it is an apocalyptic doomsday. The downside the film suffers from is a terrible script with some cringe worthy bad dialogue. And yet again, the film does have some stupid minor characters that tend to let bad things happen when they know it can be stopped. Otherwise, The Purge: Election Year is one insane thrill ride and an improvement over the others.