Disappointed

Rating: 3/10 (14 October 2013)

Okay, so I went in with high expectations, and ended feeling less than underwhelmed. The premise of the movie was original. One night a year, all crime is legal, even murder. I guess I should say ESPECIALLY murder. The movie didn't seem to flow well. It begins with a half a** attempt to explain what "the purge" is, but never elaborates on how it came to be, or why perfectly nice/normal people seem to think its a wonderful idea. Some even sit around the TV as a family & watch all the murder that's going on. A young boy sees an injured man outside, pleading for help & then lets him in. Meanwhile, a pointless side plot occurs. The daughters boyfriend comes to kill the father because he doesn't approve of him. Its like 5 minutes long & is just there to kill time. The "main plot" is that the group of "hunters who were after the injured man, breaks in & attempts to kill them all. It seems like 10 minutes goes by before that is over...but wait, no, its REALLY the neighbors who want to "purge" them. For a movie premise with such potential, they really did a poor job. I kept waiting for "the good part". Finally, it happened. The end credits.