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The Purge (2013)

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Country: US/FR
Technical: col/2.35:1 85m
Director: James DeMonaco
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder

Synopsis:

A self-satisfied purveyor of security systems finds himself and his nuclear family put to an unexpected moral test during the annual Purge, a night during which crime is abolished and citizens work out their pent up frustration and hatred on each other.

Review:

Sourcing its principal horrors in the notionally safe arena of friends and neighbours, this effective thriller strains credibility at times, and is a cynical appropriation of the Funny Games and Paranormal Activity movies, but nevertheless has a chilling enough premise and execution to be worth a look. As with the Hunger Games, the implicit anti-violent stance is ultimately belied by exultant acts of violence perpetrated on (literally) faceless antagonists.

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Country: US/FR
Technical: col/2.35:1 85m
Director: James DeMonaco
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder

Synopsis:

A self-satisfied purveyor of security systems finds himself and his nuclear family put to an unexpected moral test during the annual Purge, a night during which crime is abolished and citizens work out their pent up frustration and hatred on each other.

Review:

Sourcing its principal horrors in the notionally safe arena of friends and neighbours, this effective thriller strains credibility at times, and is a cynical appropriation of the Funny Games and Paranormal Activity movies, but nevertheless has a chilling enough premise and execution to be worth a look. As with the Hunger Games, the implicit anti-violent stance is ultimately belied by exultant acts of violence perpetrated on (literally) faceless antagonists.


Country: US/FR
Technical: col/2.35:1 85m
Director: James DeMonaco
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder

Synopsis:

A self-satisfied purveyor of security systems finds himself and his nuclear family put to an unexpected moral test during the annual Purge, a night during which crime is abolished and citizens work out their pent up frustration and hatred on each other.

Review:

Sourcing its principal horrors in the notionally safe arena of friends and neighbours, this effective thriller strains credibility at times, and is a cynical appropriation of the Funny Games and Paranormal Activity movies, but nevertheless has a chilling enough premise and execution to be worth a look. As with the Hunger Games, the implicit anti-violent stance is ultimately belied by exultant acts of violence perpetrated on (literally) faceless antagonists.

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