Should you watch The Purge?
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The Purge
Film · 2013
Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.
The sides of The Purge
- One night a year when all crime is legal
- A family locked in their house
- Masked strangers at the door
The Purge is good for you if…
- you like a home invasion over one night.
- you like masked killers in the dark.
The Purge is bad for you if…
- brutal killing ruins it for you.
- you need a believable premise. Here the government makes every crime legal for one night.
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