Not the best movie in the world, but still interesting

Rating: 7/10 (9 June 2013)

So I had been getting excited about this movie for a couple of months because I was really intrigued by the idea of "The Purge" itself.
One of the direction choices I enjoyed the most was the beginning of the film, where they showed the audience different "Purge Feeds" across the country. Each of the feeds was from a different city, and one of them was not too far from where I currently live. I thought it was a cool choice to bring the audience into that world.
The acting was not the best in the world, with the exception of the lead Purge creep. His smile gave me chills.
The main plot with the family was interesting, but I would have liked to see more on how The Purge came into being. In this world, there are "new founding fathers" and the characters speak about them with a cult-like reverence. The filmmakers never get into who these new leaders are or if they were elected or anything like that.
The movie explored a lot of themes in its 82 minute running time including if humans are naturally predisposed to be killers or use a moral compass and poverty.
If you are looking for a horror film, you will be gravely disappointed. It is a dystopian thriller which left me with a million questions. Again, it is not the best movie I have ever seen but they did a pretty good job with $3 million budget.