Saturday, 13 June 2015

Killing in the name of peace

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

Written and directed by James DeMonaco this film stars Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford and Kiele Sanchez. Four innocents find themselves trapped outside during a ritual night when all laws are suspended and their only protection is a man on a mission to kill.

Taking what is a criticism of the right this sequel adds on a familiar level of right wing paranoia with a spoonful of “the government is out to get us” which I am not sure adds much to the setting. Using a larger cast and a more open setting does give the film a different feel to the original but neither adds nor detracts really. There is plenty of violence but again like it's predecessor I do not think this film is as intelligent as it thinks it is.


3/5

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