Interesting concept, lame execution, but still kinda watchable.

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2014)

...When i first heard about the concept of this film i thought "well, that sounds neat."
I like dreary, dark "20 minutes into the future" type social commentaries. Add in Lena Headey and Ethan Hawke and i admit i'll give your movie a chance.
And the setup for this movie is really a game breaker for most. Either you can buy that a government would come to the conclusion that an event like THE PURGE is beneficial to society and therefore you can 'go with' the film, or you think its ridiculously stupid and check out right at the start.
I was the former. Yes the film is flawed, and it iss somewhat questionable that any child raised in this environment would behave the way the boy in this film did, but i felt like there was enough action and tension that my interest was held throughout.
Not a great movie, but a solid b-style suspense/thriller.