[the series film] started out with a high-concept [evolving into] a film that struck a finer balance between edgy horror posturing and genuine social commentary. But this latest entry feels shallow, insipid, and most offensive of all, supremely boring
thanks to the stylish directing by Everardo Valerio Gout, a tight screenplay from James DeMonaco and a terrific ensemble cast that elevates the material, "The Forever Purge" is a fast-paced jam that would play well on a drive-in movie screen
it's one of the best Purge movies yet; a sequel that not only adds further complexity to the ideas at the core of the franchise, engaging in fresh topical discussions, but does so while also intensifying the standard stakes and cranking up the darkness
"The Forever Purge", more or less cleverly taps into current events and yet remains proudly genre. It's not groundbreaking or game-changing in any way, but it's an efficient, no-nonsense action film that delivers
"The Forever Purge" sometimes loses its focus, but at its best, it's still a riveting, violent, disturbing projection of how far America could backslide into the nation's worst impulses
"The Forever Purge" reads less like a horror movie and more like news headlines that offers no reprieve or semblance of fantasy. It's delivered with blunt force that makes for a grueling experience
"The Forever Purge" is ultimately low-rent, low-brow, low-low-low filmmaking - the cinematic equivalent of talking to your stupidest liberal friend, who thinks they fully comprehend American politics just because they've watched, well, the Purge movies
"The Forever Purge" is more action than horror and it's proficient enough at both, but the gunslinger aesthetic looks good on the franchise as it succinctly rails against the last four years with a vengeance
"The Forever Purge" feels less like a horror movie and more like a documentary. If you are a fan of The Purge franchise, you are going to see this one, and it is a fun movie that continues "The Purge" fun
by Richard Roeper [Chicago Sun-Times ]
by Eric Eissenberg [CinemaBlend ]
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