The Purge: Anarchy

This movie is so far and away better than the first in this series it's astonishing. I found the first "Purge" rather insipid and full of plot holes, but this is a tightly written, very well directed, and well scored film. The acting was solid and I appreciated the wider view of what the Purge event would be like for urban America. What was strange to me was realizing this film was released in 2014, but how almost prescient it was given the recent elections. Think about it - in this films, the Purge was instituted by our New Founding Fathers, who were elected in 2016. The first Purge was in 2017, started by a white male leader whose first name is Donald and has a last name that begins with T. And this future is what fully half the country truly believes is coming after these elections, so make of that what you will. Me, I'm just happy this film was leaps and bounds better than the first, and I'm now anxious to see the third. 4.5/5

The Purge: Anarchy on Netflix