The Purge: Anarchy
Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 32 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
13
Negative:
6
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)John SemleyJul 17, 2014
Soulless and idiotic and abysmally scripted as it is, Anarchy, like its predecessor, feels mournfully relevant. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJul 17, 2014
It’s preachier, more diverse in its casting. All of which make it more specific and limit it. Throw in generally lackluster performances and illogical plot twists and “Anarchy” is seriously crippled. Read full review
33
The PlaylistGabe ToroJul 17, 2014
This one veers further from actual horror into an action picture. “The Purge” tries to unsettle. The Purge: Anarchy wants you to cheer. Read full review
25
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJul 17, 2014
The film defies one of the fundamental rules of capitalism: Exploitation of the proletariat may be well and good, but don’t execute them all. At the same time, “The Purge: Anarchy” obeys a cardinal law of Hollywood: Shoot first and ask questions later. Read full review
25
New York PostKyle SmithJul 17, 2014
I’ve read ingredients labels that were scarier than The Purge: Anarchy, a plodding horror flick that mistakenly thinks it has big ideas. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJordan HoffmanJul 17, 2014
The film’s “What if?” scenario takes the germ of an interesting social-science idea and lets it rot in a nasty, ethically questionable cesspool of junk cinema. Read full review
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