Two couples must depend on the hard-bitten Sergeant (ably played to the two-fisted hilt by Frank Grillo) when they find themselves out on the streets on purge night.
Writer/director James DeMonaco keeps the riveting story hurtling along at a breathless brisk pace, generates a tremendous amount of nerve-wracking tension, maintains an appropriately tough'n'gritty tone throughout, and stages the thrilling action with rip-roaring aplomb. Moreover, DeMonaco's barbed script takes some nice digs at the decadent rich as well as offers several touching moments of genuine humanity amid all the expected brutal violence and carnage.
The solid acting by the capable cast keeps this movie humming: Carmen Ejogo as the sweet Eva, Zach Gilford as decent dude Shane, Kiele Sanchez as Zach's fed-up wife Liz, Zoe Soul as feisty teen Cali, Justina Machado as wild party girl Tanya, Jack Conley as the ruthless Big Daddy, John Beasley as the ailing Papa Rico, Noel Gugliemi as the vicious Diego, and Michael J. Williams as angry revolutionary Carmelo. The assorted purge gangs with their freaky masks and deadly weapons are truly terrifying. An on the money movie.
Writer/director James DeMonaco keeps the riveting story hurtling along at a breathless brisk pace, generates a tremendous amount of nerve-wracking tension, maintains an appropriately tough'n'gritty tone throughout, and stages the thrilling action with rip-roaring aplomb. Moreover, DeMonaco's barbed script takes some nice digs at the decadent rich as well as offers several touching moments of genuine humanity amid all the expected brutal violence and carnage.
The solid acting by the capable cast keeps this movie humming: Carmen Ejogo as the sweet Eva, Zach Gilford as decent dude Shane, Kiele Sanchez as Zach's fed-up wife Liz, Zoe Soul as feisty teen Cali, Justina Machado as wild party girl Tanya, Jack Conley as the ruthless Big Daddy, John Beasley as the ailing Papa Rico, Noel Gugliemi as the vicious Diego, and Michael J. Williams as angry revolutionary Carmelo. The assorted purge gangs with their freaky masks and deadly weapons are truly terrifying. An on the money movie.