Doesn't build to much

Rating: 4/10 (10 June 2013)

Seems there's a lot of films coming our way from the makers of "Insidious" and "Sinister." Both of which I loved. This one, though boasting a great idea, is only so-so.
Flick is set in the near future. Where all violence in society has been completely stopped, because its legal for one night of the year to do whatever the heck you like, including murder! What sounds like an excuse to avoid that "Why don't they just call the police" moment in a horror movie, kind off is. Although the idea starts of with some promise, and I was loving the fact the film seemed unpredictable at first, and could of gotten better, with a family stuck in their house trying to fight of their violent intruders.
Unfortunately though, "The Purge" doesn't build to much. Its beginnings give the feeling that they're setting up something great. Only when the good stuff comes, its disappointingly cut short, and what could have been an action packed finale, is replaced with one that tries way to hard to be clever, with its obvious twists.
There are a couple of genuinely edge of your seat moments in this thriller, but its short running time, and creepy mask wearing bad-guys (Hasn't that creepy mask thing been done to death already?) don't do it any favours.