The First Purge | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

I liked it. I hated that I liked it. Then, I liked it some more.

It's shallow and pedantic exploitation wearing a dollar store mask to pass as social commentary.

The First Purge doesn't always hit its marks, and it's wildly up and down. But engaging leads, moments of raw tension and terror, and something to chew on, push the franchise ahead even while it looks back to the beginning.

It's not that The First Purge is better or worse than the other chapters, but it is surprisingly relevant, timely and revolutionary in its message -- a very different, even empowering version of this story.

Filled with shocking, racially and politically charged imagery, it's a film that doesn't hold anything back, but maybe that's what we need right now.