Anarchie - American Nightmare 2 : Anarchy

Bien meilleur que le premier, j'ai envisagé une quatrième étoile. Plus sensible aux personnages, plus captivant, plus intelligent au niveau du scénario et plus développé vers la fin. Plus précisément une critique provocante du capitalisme américain. Un environnement sombre et brutal, qui opprime avec un sujet réaliste et divertissant avec un rythme de thriller et de nombreux affrontements. Cela rappelle un peu un jeu vidéo, dans lequel vous devez vous frayer un chemin à travers une ville nocturne dangereuse et remplie de dangers. (07/08/2014)

Meilleur, plus prenant, plus intéressant et plus dynamique que l’original. Déjà rien que les vingt minutes d’intro promettent quelque chose de meilleur. L’ambiance terrifiante, l’adrénaline montante et les anticipations extrêmement stressantes sont dépeintes avec pas mal de réalisme. Frank Grillo est très sûr de lui dans le rôle principal et il a directement gagné ma sympathie. La bande de la camionnette était assez impressionnante et terrifiante. Pour encore optimiser l’efficacité, le tout aurait pu être raccourci à quatre-vingt-dix minutes. L’un dans l’autre, je le situe à trois étoiles et demie, mais vu que j’en avais mis trois pour l’original ennuyeux, je vais arrondir vers le haut pour ce deuxième. Et s’il y a un troisième, ce sera avec plaisir ! (30/07/2014)

The more space the characters have to move around, the more space they have to behave like morons. If anything, I have to acknowledge that the second Purge at least tries not to copy the first episode and makes better use of its initial premise, though its hollowness hasn’t changed at all since the previous one, but whatever. What bothered me the most were the characters, in particular the mother with her daughter, who were very annoying. In contrast, Frank Grillo was fine and I wouldn’t mind if he was the only protagonist, and the entire second Purge was only about his journey across the chaotic city towards his rightful revenge. Another thing that bothered me were the moments where the creators probably think they are delivering a sharp social satire (the scene of the auction, in particular, is utter nonsense), but they actually don’t say anything at all about society, because their world stands on a very wobbly logic. But overall, I have nothing against this film, it’s an inoffensive and eager B-movie. (09/08/2014)

In my opinion, weaker than the more intimate first movie. While it has likeable characters and a great intro that manages to evoke an atmosphere of hopelessness and the fear of ordinary people in the face of an impending storm exactly as I would have wanted throughout the rest of the film, as the minutes tick by, DeMonaco turns the story into a B-grade action video game where the heroes run around the city and seemingly complete new missions at random. The "climax" in this respect is the dark and opaque shootout at the very end, which pretty much says it all. The only thing I enjoyed is the idea of rich men using The Purge to capture random people and then hunt them down in an enclosed arena, purely for fun and, of course, for money. 50% (28/07/2015)

"Purge: Anarchy" is definitely not such a great step towards realizing its potential. DeMonaco goes with his action spectacle, which surprisingly isn't as intense or cruel. In this regard, the film has lost a bit of its impact and there are no scenes that truly captivate me. It's a shame because I'm sure that in such a setting and with such a premise, it could have been possible. The ending is a classic resolution that simply doesn't exceed the limits. (08/10/2014)