One of my all time favorites.

Memorable, crazy movie

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Fresh and Exciting

I wanted to kill the daughter the son and later, the wife as well ... who the hell thought these characters were repeatable or someone the audience could sympathize with??

It's simply hard to believe that several people gave this the green light. The premise is the stupidest ever. Nothing makes any sense from there. A complete, irritating waste of time.

If anyone's written a screenplay one of the main pieces of advice to beginners is "characters dictate plot, not the other way round". This film gives hope to anyone that almost any film can get made, as it was clearly written by an amateur. The characters are one dimensional and are created entirely for plot purposes...as anyone can expect the film comes across as contrived, irrational and just plain stupid.As others have said, the premise makes no sense. Why make ALL crime legal once a year? The film only explores murder and doesn't explore anything else so every other crime is a moot point. How does making all crime legal once a year correlate to a reduction in crime or help the economy? Why does making all crime legal result in everyone becoming psychopaths apart from the family in this film? Why doesn't anyone just go on vacation? What happens to people in hospitals or need medical assistance for unrelated "purge" reasons? All the "twists"were obvious and very predictable.The other problems other reviewers have already mentioned.and.....----------------------SPOILER---------------------Does Ethan Hawkes character die because was the last to come around to not handing the homeless guy over? Or is it just easier to kill off a man protecting his family than a woman? Double standards.

This review contains spoilers.The Purge is a thriller movie set in the United States where all crime is legal for one night a year. The movie is directed and written by James DeMonaco. The movie stars Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey as they try to survive the violent night.The Purge is a typical home invasion story with a political twist. The main characters are in an upper class family that has numerous tools and options to survive. The young boy in the family shelters a poor person on the run from rich upper class citizens trying to kill him. It is this event that sets the rest of the movie into action as the gang now target the house. These plot events highlight the main weakness of the movie, its writing. The sheltering of the poor man does not happen organically, but rather through a freak sequence of circumstances it is allowed to happen. It is also strange that many people would not simply take a trip abroad to avoid The Purge. A quick flight or drive to Canada or Mexico could prevent their murder. There is no in universe explanation for why the citizens cannot simply leave the United States. It simply happens and the audience has to accept it.The directing is bland with some highlights. The scenes in the dark reflect the low budget nature of the movie. These scenes were well done but the low budget showed in them. The editing and effects were decent. The masks the purgers wear range from creepy to funny. The acting is decent with everyone putting up an acceptable performance. No scenes in the movie stick out as memorable.Overall, The Purge can be a fun movie if one turns off their brain. It is not a movie that can last scrutiny in its plot or setting.