Director James DeMonaco is back with yet another Purge movie, this time a third and supposedly "final" installment in the series (heard that one before). Taking place a couple years after the events of the previous film, we once again follow Leo Barnes (reprised by Frank Grillo) who is now head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell). She is the political driving force that wants to put a stop to the Purge once and for all, but naturally that doesn't bode well with the New Founding Fathers of America (men who started the Purge) and they take this latest purge as an opportunity to kill the poor Senator.

They send a group of heavily armed mercenaries to take out the Senator, but they greatly underestimated the baddassery of Leo Barnes (clearly the men didn't see the last movie) and he and the Senator manage to escape the assassination attempt, but only to spend the remainder of the movie trying to survive the rest of the night. In the midst of all this we also follow a struggling shop owner named Joe (Mykelti Williamson), who just lost the insurance for his store, so he decides to camp atop it with a rifle to prevent any potential looting. Eventually all the key characters meet up and protect each other from the chaos that is the Purge.

The first Purge movie was alright, but essentially just a standard home invasion flick (with a terrible ending) set in the middle of an original concept, while the second was better paced and much more interesting. This one is kind of more of the same of the second, but with some small new interesting aspects thrown in. The whole Purge event itself is incredibly fascinating and offers a lot of potential, so we learn a bit more about things that go on during the 12 hours of Hell. For instance, foreigners will travel across the globe just to take part in the event and apparently there is special Purge only insurance where companies will kick up the premiums last minute (typical). There are also trucks that go around collecting bodies from the streets and one of the leads takes part in a service that offers medical assistance to anyone in need. There is also a protected underground shelter for the homeless to wait out the night.

Aside from the new bits of info we learn, the movie is a semi rehash of the last, but with more politics thrown in. And aside from Leo Barnes another returning character is Dante Bishop (played by Edwin Hodge who has been in all three films), who is head of the underground movement that's trying to stop the Purge. It's nice to see where that character's arch storyline ended up even if it was a predictable outcome. On the more negative spectrum, the biggest issue I had with the film were some of its new villains, specifically the "Candy Bar Girls", who pop up a couple times to threaten the shop owner and demand candy. I just found them incredibly annoying, especially the head girl who tried a little TOO hard to act tough and came off as kind of cartoony, in my opinion.

Next to all that I liked the movie for the most part, though I would give the second a slight edge since I just found it more interesting, especially since it was quite a departure from the first and we were only learning about Frank Grillo's mysterious character. That and I found the second less frustrating since this contained more questionable aspects and character decisions than I'd prefer.

If you liked the last Purge movie then chances are you'll like this one (to some extent) since it's pretty much more of the same. It has some annoying aspects here and there, but it's entertaining and the pace is pretty steady for the most part. It's worth a look if you're a fan of the series, but look elsewhere if you want to see something different come from the movies.