The Purge

You can do anything you want for 24 hours. Anything.

2013's movie 'The Purge' consists of just that. Anyone, and I mean anyone can do anything they want... but for only 24 hours. And yes, this includes murder (surprise, surprise).

Set in present times, we are introduced to the picture perfect American family- or so it seems. A family who seems less than nervous for the annual purge. The one time in the year where anyone can do anything they like, without having reason, without having to suffer the consequences. As the family home goes into lock down, the youngest song does not appear to be coping with the horror which is occurring outside. Despite all the precautions taken by the rest of the family, the boy lets a scared man into their secured home. -This seems awfully predictable, out of anyone in the family the youngest, who knows little about the true events which take place on the evening, is the one to take action and show compassion. 

Not long after the family realise what's going on, the people hunting the man show up at the families door step giving them an ultimatum - Bring the man outside or they will come inside and retrieve him, showing no sympathy for anyone in their path. Once again, surprise surprise. The rest of the movie becomes a giant game of deadly hide and seek. And when I say deadly, I mean guns, knifes and blood. I won't ruin the ending, but you I guarantee you be able to pick how the movie ends. And in saying that, it would have been nice to see the aftermath of the annual purge... however, it is not shown. 

Classified as a horror/sci-fi movie, I would rate it a 7 out of 10, purely because of the predictability throughout the movie.