A Film A Day: James DeMonaco

The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

Cast

Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul, Justina Machado, John Beasley, Jack Conley, Noel Gugliemi, Castulo Guerra, Edwin Hodge, Michael K. Williams, Keith Stanfield, Roberta Valderrama, Brandon Keener, Chad Morgan, Nicholas Gonzalez

Plot

It is March 21 2023, the day of the annual Purge event. Sergeant Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) goes out into the streets heavily armed.

Waitress Eva Sanchez (Carmen Ejogo) rushes home to her daughter Cali (Zoë Soul) and her father Papa Rico (John Beasley). As they prepare to lock down for the evening, Papa Rico slips out of the apartment and sells himself to a wealthy family as a Purge offering in exchange for $100,000.

A couple named Shane (Zach Gilford) and Liz (Kiele Sanchez) are driving to the house of Shane's sister when their car dies as the Purge begins.

Their stories intertwine and they try to survive the chaos and violence of the Purge Night.

Opinion

Well done James DeMonaco. The Purge: Anarchy is a good horror thriller film and it is worth the time. The story is compelling and full of plot twists, it is harsh all the time but still it manages to give hope to humanity.

The music, by Nathan Whitehead, is on point. The masks are good, though I liked The Purge's better. Earlier co-star in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Frank Grillo is my new hero.

Quotes

Carmelo Johns: Get ready to bleed, rich bitches! This is our time now!

Rating

8.0/10

The Purge (2013)

Genre

Horror | Thriller

Director

James DeMonaco

Country

United States

Cast

Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Adelaide Kane, Max Burkholder, Rhys Wakefield, John weselcouch, Alicia Vela-Bailey, Aaron Kuban, Boima Blake, Nathan Clarkson, Chester Lockhart, Tyler Osterkamp, RJ Wolfe, Trazariah Shells, Edwin Hodge, Tony Oller, Arija Bareikis, Dana Bunch, Chris Mulkey, Tisha French, Tom Yi, Peter Gvozdas, David Basila, Karen Strassman

Plot

Hours before the annual Purge commences - an event that occurs every year from 7:00 PM on March 21st to 7:00 AM on March 22nd, of which during that time, any known crime is legal and all services are closed - security system salesman James Sandin (Ethan Hawke) returns to his home to prepare for holding out the night with his wife Mary (Lena Headey) and their two children, Zoey (Adelaide Kane) and Charlie (Max Burkholder). The family is assured that the security system from James' company will keep them safe. Zoey sees her boyfriend Henry (Tony Oller), an older boy whom James dislike.

James enables the security system and metal plating that seals the home. The Purge begins, and the family disperses in their home to go about their normal routine, but nothing goes as was supposed to.