The Purge: Anarchy

  • 2014


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56 % Rotten
$ 111 Million
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Positive Reviews 67
Negative reviews 57
Average Rating 2.7/5
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4.5
Despite the movies blundering detour it does get back on track just in time to provide an unexpected satisfying ending. Keith & the Movies
3.0
The movies inconsistency contributes to its throwback feel; classic drive in B movies were rarely good all the way through. Av Club
2.0
The sequel loses the big house in the suburbsand all the satiric utilities that came with it. EW
2.5
Somehow, the fact that writer/director James DeMonaco is more ambitious with his sequel makes it that much more disappointing. Rogerebert
2.0
The movie brings up some surface platitudes about class inequality and pays homage to more inventive movies, but nothing ventures very deep. Common Sense Media
2.0
That concept, however, remains as much a sticking point as it is a selling point suitable for lurid exploitation fare, but undermining the credibility .. Variety
3.0
Where The Purge disappointed adrenaline junkies that were expecting some bloodthirsty insanity, this years sequel does the complete opposite by erasin .. We Got This Covered
3.0
The post Rollerball/Hunger Games premise may not stand up to much scrutiny, but writer director James DeMonaco keeps us distracted from the underlying .. The Guardian
3.0
For Universal, the franchise is a low risk work in progress, but DeMonaco is improving as a shotmaker: this entry just about plays, albeit on the leve .. The Guardian
3.1
With The Purge: Anarchy, writer director James DeMonaco gamely makes amends for The Purges cynical failure of imagination, both its refusal to serious ..
1.3
This, of course, makes no economic sense, since killing your own workers is an even stupider business strategy than underpaying them and a sure fire p ..
2.0
It plays like its already a grindhouse classic dark, dirty, and disreputable.I had reservations about this concept being expanded and interrogated. Vulture
2.0
Expanding the parameters of the low budget original by taking the action literally out into the streets, The Purge: Anarchy efficiently exploits its h .. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Its silly, to be sure, but heres hoping that next years massacre shows at least this much improvement.
2.0
The only apparent restrictions are on the size of weaponry: Machine guns and flamethrowers are fine, as are machetes, axes and good old fashioned thro .. The New York Times
3.5
Grillos understated performance as Leo grounds the movie in a gritty reality. IGN
2.0
By virtue of getting out and about, and having a more varied cast than Ethan Hawke and his family, The Purge: Anarchy packs marginally more entertainm .. E Film Critic
2.0
But letting jeopardy dribble away thanks to the cinematic equivalent of bad grammar Telegraph
2.0
Grillos Sergeant is a father using the purge to exact justice on the man responsible for his sons death.
3.0
From small beginnings, it could be a lasting franchise this entry is a satisfying, hardboiled genre picture.
2.5
All originality in the initial premise is snuffed out by what ends up being a rather predictable plot made all the more tepid by a complete lack of an .. Cinema Blend
1.0
The first picture (which starred Ethan Hawke, notably absent here) showed us an upscale home invasion, the new Anarchy tries for a Warriors/Escape Fro .. Ny Daily News
3.0
The biggest departure is that while the first movie was still a de facto horror flick, THE PURGE: ANARCHY is a straight up action thriller. JoBlo
2.5
Thats about the best thing The Purge: Anarchy has going for it: the non stop pace and tension tends to propel you through the mess that is this story. Screen Rant
3.1
However, if you accept its goofy premise, The Purge: Anarchy will give you a mighty fun time. Philly
2.0
A sequel that gives up the prophesy of the first film for a clichd run for your life thriller. Spirituality And Practice
2.0
A surprisingly humdrum affair, notable only for the mixed messages it manages to deliver along its corpse strewn route. One Guys Opinion
4.5
Grillos performance will make you wonder why he didnt start headlining movies like this before turning 50; his is the soft spoken kind of charisma tha .. Village Voice
1.9
That reduces this sequel to a first person shooter video game with a dose of politics added.Maybe thats the only way to experience Anarchy, with the v .. Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
The result is an action oriented survival tale, not unlike the kind of movie that Stallone or Schwarzenegger might have made back in the 80s.The bigge .. ReelViews
2.0
Add in crummy performances and shabby filmmaking, and The Purge was nothing more than a fluke hit, with grosses tumbling when word of mouth spread. Blu Ray
2.5
The sequel takes the morally hypocritical position of its predecessors climax as its foundation. Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
We dont see anyone proclaiming their patriotism with blue flowers this time around.
3.1
Dystopia themed movies are everywhere these days, from The Hunger Games franchise to the new Planet of the Apes chapter. Usa Today
1.9
Theres never a point at which The First Purge doesnt come off as a missed opportunity of decidedly colossal proportions, as scripter James DeMonaco de .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
Random terrorization is effective in small doses, but it loses its power when its the basis for the whole story. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
To be fair, the filmmaker does create some decent tension in a few of the set pieces, and we obviously end up rooting for the quintet against the vill .. Screen It
3.0
The originality and suspense have been used up long before the final reel, but one guesses this is a franchise that will run and run. Independent
3.5
The triumph of geek culture is an illusion of triumph; its just another way to be boughtand to like it. Pop Matters
3.8
The Purge: Anarchy is a little overstuffed, and its closing moments of melodrama feel unwelcome, like sugar dumped into strong whiskey.But The Purge: .. News Day
1.3
Ive read ingredients labels that were scarier than The Purge: Anarchy, a plodding horror flick that mistakenly thinks it has big ideas. New York Post
2.0
The Purge: Anarchy still isnt a great movie, but in its strongest moments it channels some of the blunt force trauma of vintage exploitation cinema. Film Journal International ..
2.0
Indeed, that may be the entire point, but if so, it only makes the premise all the more preposterous and the unimaginative gun porn all the more hypoc .. Az Central
3.0
The Lowdown: While no less absurd than its dopey predecessor, this sequel is better made, more exciting and considerably more thought provoking. Mountain X
3.1
Writer/director James DeMonaco combines potent action, sledgehammer political allegory and eerie paranoia in an entertaining B movie. Star Tribune
4.5
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3.1
And guess what.By cleaving to the formula that made last years film such a surprise box office success, DeMonaco has actually made a better film, more .. Toronto Star
4.5
The Purge Anarchy is still a silly but interesting premise that deserves further exploration, and director James DeMonaco redeems himself with an impe .. Cinema Crazed
3.0
A patchy but proficient enough action movie, The Purge: Anarchy is a welcome expansion of the first films concept, and shrewdly fills a void as one of .. Flim List
1.5
Susan Grangers review of The Purge: Anarchy (Universal Pictures) When you hear audience members cheering for the ferocious killers on the rampage in t .. Susang Ranger
3.0
But that clumsy handling draws a heck of a lot of questions to the surface. Movies
2.0
Let the class warfare begin.For those of you who didnt feel foolish about spending your money to see The Purge, a surprise 2013 hit that sounded like .. Boston Herald
2.0
Gleeful depictions of violent deaths rub shoulders with sledgehammer social commentary about this being an extreme expression of class warfare in a B .. Express
2.0
DeMonaco showed that impenetrable bunkers cant always save their inhabitants; his sequel presents how its even worse for those with nowhere to go.For .. The Film Stage
2.5
But its hard to see movies like this as just cinematic junk food anymore. Boston Globe
4.5
Doubles down on the first films angry approach to class, inequality, and violence, and once again reflects an image of America that is ugly but only s .. Flickfilosopher
3.0
The action sequences are well judged throughout.But we never get any closer to understanding which end of the fence the film makers sit at. The Irish Times
2.5
The movie ends by starting the countdown to the next purge, but if Anarchy is any indication, DeMonaco is already pretty much out of ideas. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
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4.0
The cast of virtual unknowns comes through with remarkably effective performances. Tony Medley
2.0
The Purge: Anarchy is more in line with what people going to a Purge movie would want out of a Purge movie. Detroit News
3.5
The Purge: Anarchy is an engaging and thoughtful survival tale that works as a genre exercise and as a potent parable for our current broken society. Forbes
1.3
But this is a movie that confuses suspense with shock, drama with violence and catharsis with simple sadism. Nj
3.0
Thanks to Brad Ricker and his team, an evocative 70s colour palette and fragments of cartoon brutality do wield a certain grindhouse picture charm. Hey U Guys
2.5
Not grimy enough to qualify as neo grindhouse and not smart enough to be effective social satire. Movies Tv Guide
3.0
The first movie gave us characters who simply accepted the purge as a good thing, but now we see that that attitude is not universal. Maki At The Movies
4.5
The scope has increased, but perhaps too much; three separate stories interact yet still require their own individual outcomes.
3.0
The environment is rendered superbly, with a strong sense of paranoia pervading every space the characters inhabit. Digital Spy
3.8
Anarchy expands the setting and the social commentary, resulting in a fierce thriller that roars with contemporary relevance. Kansas City
1.9
Would people really wait until the official start time to begin and lower their guns the moment it ends, like Top Chef contestants being told to put d .. Red Eye Chicago
3.1
The Purge: Anarchy is a dirtied up breath of fresh air, an old school exploitation movie that does what it sets out to do. Stl Today
3.0
Theres definitely franchise potential here, but the films pulpy, B movie sensibility is its main strength, and so the challenge will be to keep that w .. Independent Ie
3.1
The Purge: Anarchy does, indeed, widen its breadth to explore what is happening out on the city streets during the deadliest twelve hours of the year, .. Dustin Put Man
3.0
But fans of rampant slaughter will enjoy DeMonacos simplistic approach. Contact Music
2.0
As it stands, this sequel takes a preposterous idea and makes it even more so. Film Racket
2.0
Fun with Cognitive Dissonance: it is possible for a sequel to to be a lot better than its predecessor, and still end up mostly a huge pile of s***. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.5
The What if questions ran wild in my brain after watching The Purge.
3.1
Grillo and Ejogo have good chemistry, but the script isnt so kind to Gilford. Js Online
2.5
Last years high concept home invasion thriller The Purge was pure junk, all the more maddening because it set up a perfect B movie premise, then did n .. The Dissolve
1.0
Its hard to say, since they never really stop talking about it.But DeMonaco does use the relationship as fuel for one of the most tasteless exploitati .. Cinemix Tape
4.0
With ideas way above its station, The Purge series already feels like an incredible concept in search of filmmakers with equally sky high aspirations, .. The Shiz Nit
3.8
And yet you are still encouraged to enjoy The Purge: Anarchy for as exploitative entertainment. Crave Online
2.5
DeMonaco pumps more energy into this mostly predictable horror/sci fi hybrid than it deserves. Bitly
2.0
The results a more satisfying, if not quite more substantial movie. The Ooh Tray
2.0
The rest of the cast is unfortunately under written, but what Anarchy lacks in character depth it makes up for in sheer audacity. Movie Mezzanine
4.5
The ensuing scenes of flight and fight are thrilling, but the bigger picture that slowly emerges of a world in which the rich remorselessly prey on th .. What So
1.5
The social conscience is a little more palatable here, but it still feels tacked on in a film that wears out its welcome long before the final act. Bowling Green Daily News
3.5
They say politics is a bloodsport and The Purge: Anarchy takes that idea to a whole new level of extreme.
4.4
On the surface, the film might not seem like an important morality tale, but thats essentially what it ends up being. Cinema Sight
2.0
The film has lost its soul, its life sapped by the filmmakers ar duous style, and its a great disappointment because there are definitely still legs i .. Fan The Fire Magazine
4.0
Clearly this wasnt just another shocker about a posh family home being besieged by mask wearing psychos.It seemed the films clever premise had caught .. Daily Star
3.0
It does wear you down and the payoff is weak.But the ideas may resonate. Daily Film Fix
4.4
Once again, DeMonaco has written and directed this yarn thats set a bit later than the original. Qc Times
3.1
This world of temporary lawlessness seems like a game of Grand Theft Auto come to life: roving murderous gangs, people picking off passersby with snip .. Columbus Alive
2.0
Im completely on board with the horror action, but this sequel really points out the glaring thematic flaws. Reel Talk Online
1.5
Inequality, immorality, and bad government might enrage these movies, but they thoroughly enjoy the splatter of all blood.Its funny. Grant Land
2.0
And just like the original, the movie is packed with one dimensional characters that make a series of bad decisions and deliver even worse dialogue. Blog Bullz Eye
2.0
And as crass and literal and sometimes clunky as its social warfare parable can be, The Purge: Anarchy better reflects a recognizable 21st century Ame .. Vue Weekly
2.5
Too often settles for horror cliches rather than focusing in on its thoughtful premise. Johnhanlon Reviews
2.0
In the end, it hardly resembles a horror film at all, instead landing somewhere closer to a working class revenge fantasy. Washington City Paper
2.0
Its shot with style and verve, all extreme close ups and moody saturated colours. But the visual prowess fails to mollify a feeling that this is all r .. Sky
3.0
While The Purge: Anarchy has some interesting ideas, like most of its victims, theyre poorly executed. Review Journal
1.9
A modicum of inventiveness can paper over any number of other sins.Snowpiercer may have been a rather straightforward lesson in barely warmed over Mar .. Free Beacon
3.8
Theres a sense of justified rage that propels The Purge: Anarchy, a film that simultaneously serves as a cathartic exercise for its audience as well a .. Illinois Times
3.8
This violent survival saga wears its angry politics on its bloody sleeve: Government conspiracies, black revolutionaries, the redistribution of wealth .. Commercial Appeal
4.5
A modern interpretation of those grim, gritty, exploitation style revenge thrillers from the late 1970s and early 1980s.
4.0
The Purge: Anarchy stands firm on its own two feet and has more in common with classics like The Warriors and Escape From New York Dread Central
4.5
The Purge: Anarchy is a fun movie, but its not a thoughtless one. Bad Ass Digest
2.0
But unless youre the type who thrives on endless images of folks being shot, stabbed, and burned to death, youll hardly think that the social commenta .. Ear Of Newt
3.0
But its twists and turns will still have you holding your breath. Birmingham Mail
3.0
A better film than the first (and a better film than the trailers would have you believe), The Purge: Anarchy far exceeds expectations and delivers so .. Showbiz Junkies
3.5
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4.0
A vast improvement and a more well conceived concept this time around, The Purge: Anarchy is a ridiculous amount of fun and Grillo is truly one of the .. Daily Dead
2.5
As incendiary rhetoric goes, its pretty laughable, considering the Purge has the full weight of the New Founding Fathers of America behind it (we dont .. Blogs Houston Press
2.5
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1.5
Following an engaging first half, the film quickly devolved into every slasher thriller you have ever seen. The Hollywood Outsider
3.0
The Purge films are resolutely trash, but they can be great trash if you let them, and they really do tug at the fundaments of our psyche. Mania.com
1.5
I wouldnt go so far as to say hes a great thriller director, but he is really good, to say the least. KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
4.5
The Purge: Anarchy is a quick, cheap exploitation movie that intends to fill seats with promises of over the top violence. But it delivers something m .. Memphis Flyer
3.8
This approach is certainly different, and it definitely makes for a certain freewheeling fascination as to what the hell Besson does next as Lucys ult .. The Movie Report
2.0
Movies like this dont need to be smart, they just need to be entertaining, and The Purge: Anarchy is, if nothing else, entertaining. Cines Nark
2.5
A perhaps prophetic satire celebrating senseless slaughter as a natural national holiday in such a gun loving country! Baret News Wire
2.5
Government sanctioned mayhem continues unabated in the follow up to last years surprise hit The Purge, but the wickedly satiric sense of humor that ma .. Sun Times
1.5
Theres a genuinely good level of action in this one that the first doesnt reach. Father Son Holy Gore
0.5
The Purge: Anarchy is little more than a pointless exercise in bad taste featuring bland protagonists and ugly antagonists caught up in an endless cyc .. Times of Malta
1.5
While it may have been a function of the audience immersion, both felt more atmospheric and expansive than either Purge film. Topless Robot
4.0
Chandor lays on nonstops shocks in wildly escalating tension for an unsettling and unrelenting good time. What She Said Radio
3.5
Expands the crime is temporarily legal concept in all sorts of juicy ways. Blog The Horror Show
1.5
...it will leave a nasty taste in your mouth, making you wince and jump out of your seat. NME
3.0
DeManco must have listened to the critics, because The Purge: Anarchy cleans ups the flaws of 2013, easily topping the original and, thus far, the bes .. BET.com
1.3
They will live up to the high expectations demonstrated by past teen performers who have gone on to excel in their continued musical education and per .. Hampt On Roads
1.9
The Purge: Anarchy, a brainless followup to last years The Purge (which was already pretty anarchic), bludgeons whatever goodwill that film might have .. National Post
3.0
Moderately impressive while never truly incendiary, The Purge: Anarchy isnt a bad film.I just want Paul Verhoven to direct the next one. Spliced Personality Word P ..
1.5
The movies attempts at social commentary about the decline of U.S. culture and increasingly extreme politics are overshadowed by how DeMonaco revels i .. Deep Focus Review
4.5
As outrageous as the concept initially seems, Anarchy holds a mirror up to American society with a bite that is rare in horror cinema nowadays. Black Horror Movies
3.5
The interesting thing about The Purge series is how readily and easily the central premise develops into something with a little more bite. Cinema Stache
4.5
A lot of human elements such as fear, anger, revenge and heroism are exploited in ways not many movies of this kind have been able to perfect. GhMovieFreak
4.5
So rather than making a tense and dramatic movie about a hard upbringing, Linklater creates a calm, unhurried story about how someone grows. The NitPic



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