A sequel is in order to rectify some things

Rating: 6/10 (19 June 2013)

Imagine one day of every year in which all things are legal, including murder. Imagine being allowed that one day to act upon your frustration, rage, hatred, curiosity? Would you do that? Most people, including myself, probably would not because of their core beliefs; whether it's God, Love, Karma, the Golden Rule or other than that. But, what would it look like if people did act upon those base desires? The Purge explores that. It's a novel concept but the execution wasn't that great. Granted, this movie could have been done a million different ways, but they chose to focus on one family. Unfortunately, it was this family that took a potentially classic movie and made it simply another movie.
Every movie needs, as TNT says, drama. There has to be a conflict and usually a resolution. The drama in this movie was borne from the acts of two children. The children and their roles in this movie were very cliché. How many are the movie children that create issues because they are either rebellious, naive, curious or just plain vulnerable. This movie had the rebellious and the naive. The actions of the rebellious, smart-mouth daughter brought about a certain fracas and likewise the action of a naive, well-meaning son brought about conflict.
After a slow start the movie kicked into gear with the dramatics and the action. Whether or not you can get behind the individual family members in this movie or get behind them as a whole, this movie does cause you to pick sides, so to speak. The Purge does cause you to ask yourself questions pertaining to the entire event and just where you stand or what would you do.
All in all, this was not a great movie but I'd like to see a sequel. Perhaps with the right feedback they could make a better part two.