It could've been so much better...

Rating: 5/10 (20 October 2013)

I have to say, that I didn't have the highest expectations when going into The Purge, mostly due to the fact that it reminded me so much of The Strangers. However, I hoped for the same feeling of unease, that had made The Strangers so great.
I don't want to say, that I was disappointed. That'd be too harsh. But there were so many scenes which made me shake my head and ask myself, why would you do it this way. No spoilers here, everyone will find these scenes just because some were so incredibly cliché it was hard not to sigh.
But, not all was bad. Since the trailer had mentioned something about Sinister (producers were the same), I paid additional attention to the gritty feeling that movie had evoked in me. And some scenes were just as unsettling as they had been in Sinister. Though the director is a different one, there were parts, which made it hard to watch, just because anything could've happened. Unfortunately, most of the times these scenes either ended with a bad scare or were placed so meaningless, that seeing them didn't leave the effect I had hoped for.
All in all, the idea behind the movie left me a bit shocked. The gruesome violence, which feels to be constantly present, does leave some scars, however, nothing else really made me think afterwards.