I headed over to the cinema last night for another Cineworld Unlimited screening and a chance to get an early viewing of The Forever Purge starring Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, and Josh Lucas, the fifth film in the popular Purge franchise.
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.
The Forever Purge certainly keeps to the flow of the earlier movies with the idea that for 12 hours all rules can be broken with a murderous and violent spree across America for its citizens to do whatever they want without any consequences, but this time the story takes place in Texas and it has become a racial war against anyone that doesn’t fit in with the ideals of a group of “purgers” that want America great again (sounds familiar).
The film starts with a group of Mexican immigrants crossing the border into the border for a better life, we then jump forward to see how they are doing with their new lives as Juan (Tenoch Huerta) is now working as a cowboy on a ranch and his wife Adela (Ana de la Reguera) is a kitchen had in a restaurant and both are enjoying their new lives, that is until the reintroduction of The Purge!
Adela and Juan take shelter with many others in a warehouse which is guarded by some private security that a fellow worker on the ranch has helped put together and fund with others, the 12 hours of violence commence and all goes without a hitch, but then in the morning, it appears that others have another idea, the idea of The Forever Purge to continue a rise up against those that they think need to be punished or removed from society.
I have to say that The Forever Purge certainly keeps to the flow of the franchise, I did find it a little uneasy at times with its portrayal of how some people in society hate others for the colour of their skin, the country they are from and other ways that people can easily be so evil to fellow humans, but this is the idea of the film and getting that across works very well.
There are certainly some nice set pieces in the film along with some good cinematography with the use of the colour palette and the night scenes look great, something else that caught my eye as well as some nice shots in a couple of scenes with the camera at an angle then gliding to the main part of the scene and levelling out, all nicely done as is the action sequences that are nicely choreographed.
The films have slowly moved away from that home invasion style of The Purge back in 2013, but keeping with the violence and action that makes the franchise one may be coming to an end but still pulls in audiences to watch, the unlimited screening last night was a fairly busy one considering the reduced seating because of the Covid-19 regulations, but it is great to see people back in the cinemas.
If you enjoyed the previous movies then you will want to check out The Forever Purge which is in cinemas from Friday 16th July.
The Rules Are Broken
Movie title: The Forever Purge
Movie description: All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.
Date published: July 14, 2021
Country: UK
Duration: 1h 43min
Director(s): Everardo Gout
Actor(s): Ana de la Reguero, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
