Saturday Movies: The Purge (2013)

When I first saw a trailer for The Purge I thought the concept seemed unique and it seemed horror was continuing to embark on some new things. Watching this movie was a little bit of a disappointment though. With only an hour and a half run time, actually a little less than that, it doesn't give you the connection or horror at all of what is happening. I felt more horror from the situation happening in The Hunger Games than this.

Summary: Crime has become rampant and the prisons are too crowded to take in more prisoners, so in the future a horrific solution is presented. For a twelve hour period at night those who want to commit any sort of crime are allowed to. All help is shut off and citizens are left to defend themselves against those who choose to take part. A wealthy family is thrown into the chaos after their son takes pity on a man left to the street and allows him in the house. Now James and Mary must find that man and give him over to those who want to murder him in order to save their family.