Another in a Growing List of Hyped Non-Riveting Dystopian World Views

Rating: 5/10 (25 July 2014)

I was expecting much more from Divergent than the lead in to another franchise series. A problem with this film is it spends too much in basic training for young warrior recruits and not enough time developing a decent nail biting plot. But then it may be only the first chapter.
Very little is related about the other groups and how they exist.
Shailene Woodley is a good actress. But this flick wasn't demanding of her dramatic talents. You also get the feeling the GCI people are involved making stars like Kate Winslet look different from Kate Winslet.
In the end, there's nothing compelling about the film and no sense of resolution, as in the much better dystopian adventure yarn, The Book of Eli. It will be left to the next installment when we may find out how people in this loveless society reproduce.