
It's been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn...or both be sacrificed for the... (Full plot summary below)
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It's been two years since Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night. Now serving as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), his mission is to protect her in a run for president and survive the annual ritual that targets the poor and innocent. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of D.C. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive until dawn...or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state.
Leave your thoughts about The Purge: Election Year.
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comCary DarlingThe most chilling thing about the film is neither the violence nor the rather heavy-handed sociology, but how its nervous, paranoid mood mirrors our own. |
| Pay Or WaitSharronda WilliamsThe storyline had more substance than I originally thought in regards to how the political system is ran to benefit only certain social classes. |
| Movie ChambersPaul ChambersWhile I may question the logic from time to time in writer-director James DeMonaco's latest film, I found the overall story surprisingly clear, balanced and even symmetrical. |
| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderWithout anything to chew on, and with barely enough story to fill an hour (let alone 105 minutes), 'Election Year' becomes tedious and dispirited, much like the actual election year. |
| Consequence of SoundRandall ColburnThe film’s comical bluntness could also be construed as off putting, but to criticize that is to deprive yourself the joy of such pulp. And this is pulp, from the brazenness of its violence to the dull bite of its clunky dialogue. What Election Year offers isn’t nuanced satire, but rather a kind of catharsis, a release that’s not so far off from what the Purge itself purports to provide. |
| The Seattle TimesKatie WalshThe biggest, baddest, berserkest Purge so far. |
| Bowling Green Daily NewsMicheal ComptonAfter two uneven entries, the series finds its footing and delivers the best film of the three -- one that benefits from being in the right place at the right time. |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottThe Purge: Election Year takes itself just seriously enough to provide the expected measure of fun — a blend of aggression, release and relief. A lot of people die, but no one really gets hurt. |
| UproxxScott TobiasGiven the macabre grotesquerie of American politics and culture in our own election year, the time seems right for a great horror series to reflect it back at us. The Purge isn't that series. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamMostly it's more of the same from this stalled series. It's time someone purges "The Purge." |