![]() ![]() Yet whilst Election Year feels very much like a diatribe on US internal politics, and the politics of rich vs poor as a whole, you can’t help but think that there’s a skewed view of the world at work within the film too. After all, what is happening in the world today feels very much like we’re headed into the same political anarchy as seen in James DeMonaco’s films. The home entertainment release of The Purge: Election Yearcouldn’t be more timely. on the one night when no help is available, they must stay alive or both be sacrificed for their sins against the state. But when a betrayal forces them onto the streets of Washington, D.C. As head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Mitchell) – presidential hopeful who wishes to abolish the country’s violent tradition – Leo’s mission is to protect her during this years purge night. This year, the annual ritual comes at the eve of a heated presidential election with the nation deeply divided between those who are pro- and anti-Purge. It has been two years since Leo Barnes (Grillo) stopped himself from a regrettable act of revenge on Purge Night – the 12 hours of lawlessness. The third chapter in franchise, The Purge: Election Year sees the government preparing for its annual Purge, the one night a year when all crime is legal. ![]() The sequel took things one step further, up the action quotient and the excitement, and making the second movie was more of an apocalyptic take on the first films story and it was all the better for it… However it’s this third movie, Election Year, where this particular franchise truly hits its stride. The Purge franchise was always an intersting concept – the idea that on one night all laws were abolished and anything was legal, including murder, made for a decent horror thriller. ![]() Stars: Frank Grillo, Edwin Hodge, Betty Gabriel, Kyle Secor, JJ Soria, Mykelti Williamson, Elizabeth Mitchell | Written and Directed by James DeMonaco ![]()
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