It’s more of the same in the latest Purge horror, with more murderous mayhem and more half-baked attempts at social commentary
The catharsis brought about from the fictional “purge” – the 12 hours every year when all crime is legal – has become somewhat similar to that felt by some audiences watching each new entry in the franchise. Ever since the second film opened up the universe only teased at in the original, series creator James DeMonaco has made strides, clumsy as they might be, to infuse the mayhem with a thin vein of angry social commentary, loosely specific to the time of release.
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Netflix trilogy kicks off with gory gusto