The Forever Purge
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 2, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
13
Negative:
5
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38
Slant MagazineDerek SmithJun 30, 2021
As it strives for a grander metaphor of life in America, The Forever Purge resorts to sweeping generalizations that make the prior films in the series feel like pinnacles of subtlety. Read full review
33
The PlaylistNick AllenJun 30, 2021
Gout’s entry should be a victory lap for this relatively often dumb and dirty treatise on all that’s wrong with America, especially one that has become so powerful with multiple box office hits. Instead, it displays all that makes these movies a failed experiment in blockbuster exploitation. Read full review
30
CNNBrian LowryJul 2, 2021
The Forever Purge's once-over-lightly politics don't merit much of a fuss, playing like a cynical exploitation of real-world issues. Read full review
30
The New York TimesLena WilsonJul 1, 2021
Words like “colonialism” and “the American dream” are thrown around, to little avail. This movie ultimately cares more about monotonous shootouts than making points about border relations Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubAnya StanleyJun 30, 2021
In The Forever Purge, we’re told a story that a battered nation has heard a lot—a sermon of immigration and class warfare that’s too heavy-handed to say anything its prospective audience hasn’t been told on countless social media feeds over the last few years. Read full review
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