The Purge: Election Year is a horror satire for our times.
But is it a good time at the movies?
In the realm of horror, the Purge franchise is fairly unique.
Still, such admirably macro intentions do not prevent the law of diminishing returns from taking hold.
The second film, however, discovered the most mileage probably available to director James DeMonacos kooky premise.
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Hes back inElection Yearwhere everything gets political, at least more so than usual.
If she gets elected, the Purge will be a thing of the past.
Along with his moneyed supporters, hell literally show her how to stop a bleeding heart.
As one South African visitor says, he wants to live like Americans do by participating in indiscriminate mass-killing.
Its absurd, its knowingly grotesque, and its kind of fun.
Its also primarily in the background.
In the foreground is the aforementioned story of a senator trying to survive Purge Night.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
