THE PURGE: ANARCHY (15)

Starring: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zoe Soul, Zach Gilford. Director: James DeMonaco.

Set in a dystopian future America, which has legalised murder for one night of the year, this sequel moves the action forward 12 months onto the streets of Los Angeles.

Diner waitress Eva Sanchez (Carmen Ejogo) fails to secure a pay rise to pay for drugs for her terminally ill father (John Beasley). She returns to her apartment crestfallen and forlornly prepares dinner for the old man and her daughter Cali (Zoe Soul).

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, a grief-stricken father called Sergeant (Frank Grillo) prepares to slay the drunk driver responsible for killing his young son.

A siren sounds announcing the start of the Purge at 7pm and Sergeant takes to the streets in his armour-plated car, bound for the driver’s home with an arsenal of weapons in the boot. En route, he crosses paths with a stricken Eva and Cali, and a bickering couple, Shane (Zach Gilford) and Liz (Kiele Sanchez), whose car has broken down.

Against his better judgement, Sergeant allows these four terrified strangers to seek refuge in the car.

RATING: 6/10