Average.

Rating: 4/10 (13 September 2014)

Average home invasion thriller featuring probably the weakest villains I've seen in years. You have a guy like Anthony Bravo giving a great performance as a serial killer in a weak film like 'Shock Value,' yet you have a guy like Rhys Wakefield landing big roles in a genre he has no place in. The 'Polite Leader' character is beyond awful and when his crew isn't too busy skipping like 12 year old school girls, they're trying their best to be intimidating - and it simply doesn't work. The rest of the cast manages to hold their own, especially Edwin Hodge, who somehow steals the show as the 'Bloody Stranger.'
'Purge' pretty much follows every cliché in the book, and even though I don't consider that a bad thing, if you're going to be cliché, you're going to need strong characters. 'the Purge' only has one.
Random Ramblings of a Madman: You're not going to find a single likable character in this film, nor will you find anything that resembles evil incarnate. What you will find is Ethan Hawke battling the kid from 'Black Balloon,' and, well, that's not exactly a frightening scenario... at least not in the way they were hoping for it to be. 'The Purge' isn't terrible by any means - and if you're feeling down and need a laugh or two, check it out - Rhys Wakefield is downright hilarious (and this isn't a compliment.)