andiallan
"the Purifiers" is a movie with practically nothing to recommend it.The direction is sloppy and it never overcomes its low budget. The script is derivative of other more successful films without any understanding of the elements which made the originals successful.Performances are pretty amateurish,with Dominic Monaghan phoning in his performance.Editing is awful.All of these faults could be overlooked if the martial arts were any good but the fight scenes ( which if I recall correctly all take place in slow motion) being ineptly staged and filmed.There are better movies than this in any genre you care to name.Avoid.
Jamie
The movie was not too bad. I thought it was going to be better but it was still pretty good. Dominic was not in it as much as i would have thought. Anyways it is basically about these gangs in a city. One night they all meet with a guy named Moses. He wants to run for office or something and become the ultimate leader of the gangs. The Purifiers decide they do not wanna be a part of this and try to leave. They separate on their way to their home turf. Some members get left behind and the rest of the gang decides to go back and try to rescue them all the while they are being hunted down by the remaining gangs. There are twists and turns in regards to who is on the side of The Purifiers and why some members really were taken by Moses. In my opinion the ending could've been a little better but it worked.
makin_movie_magic
Before you read on, I'm not positive this is a spoiler, or at least part of it, that's why I checked the box.I loved it! I mean, yeah the plot was a little...shady??...um, mehish. The cinematography was beautiful and the lighting was really...experimental, but it worked. The only thing I didn't like (besides the language and the mehish plot) was the split screen parts. It was too much to be watching and too fast.Dominic however, was fantastic (maybe I'm a bit biased?)and I'm really pleased to see him in a darker sort of role. He got out of his comfort zone and I loved it.
agraciej
The Purifiers could have had a better run, but instead the movie in every detail stumbled over its own feet. The movie tries to be art-like by adding a new genre, the Scottish martial arts genre. Yet instead of art the movie tends to be a walking cliché with an original idea. I do believe that the actors tried, but like any pretty good actor with a dodgy script, trying just leads to over acting, and over acting just might as well throw a rose on the grave of any decent profits. However, being a marital arts movie there is a scene in a Chinese restaurant that was hilarious, not intentionally funny, but still. Have a couple of pints, lose the ability to add two plus two, sit back and relax, and this movie will be GREAT! Still one can only take so much of unrealistic, slow motion fight scenes. There is not enough background information on the Purifiers to give the viewer any emotional attachment to the main characters; there are too many gangs to allow any tension to build a climatic moment. Overall, a nice try, but nothing ground breaking and entertaining enough to make me watch or recommend this movie.
AD
