Not for Americans...

Rating: 8/10 (21 June 2013)

I was actually kinda surprised by all the bad reviews after the release... So I got to watch it anyway and I have to say, I understand why Americans can't like the piece. It represents all the excess they are known for. I am french and even the fact that you can have a gun so freely is beyond my understanding, even though I get that it's in your culture, your pride or something like that. Anyway, as a European, I see The Purge as a satyr or something like this. Authorizing crime/murder one night a year is here seen as the solution for all the problems ( and it clearly worked ) and it kinda works in a weird sense. After a little slow first half that allows us to "learn to know the characters and what is their point of view on The Purge" , the action enters and never stops until the end. We even have a few twists all over the place so it was really enjoyable. Totally recommend it.