ELECTION YEAR is the third and final instalment of the initial PURGE trilogy, set two years after the events of ANARCHY. It's a similar film in quality to ANARCHY too, with Frank Grillo's assured lead carrying us through another fraught and frenetic journey through the dark and murderous streets as his security specialist tries to protect the life of a crucial anti-purge politician. Once again this is a lean, pared-down thriller with plenty in the way of graphic violence and little in the way of extraneous sub-plots or characterisation to get in the way. It's a film filled with action and twists, gritty violence and characters both good and bad; I enjoyed it as a popcorn movie, a watch-once kind of experience.
Review of The Purge: Election Year
