I didn't dislike this movie, but I also didn't love it. I have not seen Anarchy, but I did see the first film and Election Year. I really enjoyed both of those films. This one just wasn't handled as well as those in my opinion. In the original purge movie, you had better, more experienced actors that commanded the screen better, Lena Heady and Ethan Hawke. And in the third, you had Frank Grillo, who has a great presence about him and can really shine in a franchise like this. I'm not necessarily saying the actors were bad here, but they didn't have that same presence. Also, the main "hero" is a gang leader and we're asked to root for him.... not the best character description for the protagonist. The action was more generic than I cared for, although there were some good scares that got me. I will say that I liked the main female protagonist as a character and I liked Marisa Tomei in her role, to be honest I would've liked to see more of her. Overall, The First Purge has it's moments, but unfortunately it doesn't live up to it's predecessors. 6/10.
Review of The First Purge
