
Writer: James DeMonaco
Starring: Elizabeth Mitchell
Frank Grillo
Mykelti Williamson
Joseph Julian Soria
Betty Gabriel
Brittany Mirabile
Rating: **
Release Date: Out Now
The Purge film series has been fairly hit and miss with it's first two outings. The concept was original and something I'd never heard of, and the tension was often sky high. However the second didn't really bring anything new to the table, and that left me feeling pretty flat. The Purge: Election Year starts off strong, tensions high with some pretty entertaining villains and psychopaths. Unfortunately, by the final act I was bored and disinterested and kept zoning out; that isn't exactly what the filmmakers were going for I assume.
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Frank Grillo & Elizabeth Mitchell |
The performances throughout the film were...OK. I didn't finish the film and think 'Elizabeth Mitchell was phenomonal' or 'I have to see more films with Mykelti Williamson in'; nor did I think that anyone was awful. They performed the script, hit their marks and completed some mild stunts; but no one wowed me. The only performance I found to be more entertaining than most was Brittany Mirabile as Kimmy. As one of the purgers, she had just the right amount of low-key psycho, and could appear unhinged at the drop of a hat. She didn't have the biggest role, but she was the one I remembered.
Brittany Mirabile |
I hope this is the end of The Purge series, because they have just gotten worse. Unfortunately with it being such a big money maker, we can assume that Hollywood will beat this dead horse right to the bitter end. One day they will learn to let a film franchise disappear once they start becoming awful; but until then we will continue to get treated to film series' getting ruined and losing all credibility (I'm looking at you Paranormal Activity series).
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