You can't enjoy what you can't understand.

Rating: 4/10 (24 July 2014)

I read and enjoyed the book- it made sense. I enjoyed the movie until the aptitude test when Tris endures only dog. How could Tori possibly conclude on just the one scenario that Tris would have aptitude for 3 factions- when in the book she has 3 scenarios and a clear explanation afterwards. I thought "Oh boy," let out a big sigh and turned my brain off for the rest of the movie. If you don't explain to the viewer what is going on, how can they possibly be expected to enjoy it? Are they supposed to just accept your lack of explanation? No, they're going to sit there, lost, wondering what the hell is going on.
The following is a broken rant regarding multiple things that lacked explanations and therefore significance.
Edward, where are you- you're the #1 initiate and we don't ever see you except for like 5 seconds. We need you to make us care about the rank system, for more than just Tris, for everyone.
No setup to the whole zipline scene, or bare minimum an explanation of why it was significant? Why does Peter play a dim witted bully instead of the menacing sociopath? -If he actually stabbed Edward in the eye, I'd start to believe in the movie again.
Why is there no emphasis on the unbearably terrible lifestyle of being factionless- its never touched on, so to us viewers, why would being factionless be so bad? I cant be afraid of something you never explain! Care to elaborate on how only Four seemed to know that the Erudite were at Dauntless HQ "every morning?" AND NO OTHER DAUNTLESS EVER NOTICED? Okay, thats enough, I am sorry, but this movie just isn't any good. It wants to be interesting but doesn't explain anything to you, so you cant enjoy it. You watch and expect things to swoop in and surprise you, but they don't. You expect to see a plot twist, but you don't. You want to believe in the characters, but you're never given enough information on any of them, so you don't.
Lastly, Kate Winslet is dreadful in this movie- she is nowhere near not likable enough, cold enough, merciless enough. She is just sort of abrasive, in an emotionless sort of way, like your friend who just shrugs their shoulders when you ask them if we split the bill. Hmph, whatever.
I hope they don't make a sequel and preserve the small amount of integrity the books still have.