Disappointed

Rating: 3/10 (4 July 2014)

After just finishing the book you can imagine my excitement when this movie was about to begin - lets just say my excitement was short lived.
There were so many disappointments in this movie that could have been avoided including but not limited to the following: The dauntless weren't nearly as intimidating as mentioned in the books and I noticed a severe lack of facial piercings which could have easily been added in. Al wasn't given enough recognition throughout the movie to lead to any emotional attachment and emotion directed at his death - where was the showing him crying himself to sleep and not wanting to win his fights? Actually, come to think of it we only saw Tris and Christina fight (and we didn't see the fight that pushed Tris up the rankings, either). Also related to the fight scene: Tris is supposed to be so battered she is unrecognisable. The movie makeup barely portrayed that well enough. A few marks on her face and nothing more. Tris and Tori's relationship wasn't developed enough. Tori was supposed to be her go-to for a lot of things but we barely saw her. Tris was supposed to get more tattoos - the abnegation and dauntless symbols. I thought this was an important part that should have been put in showing how she was divergent and struggling to conform to one faction. Casting of Four was terrible. What the hell were those bullet wound simulator things? They were supposed to be paintballs! You cannot sit there and tell me it was too expensive to bring some paintball guns in. THIS POINT KILLED ME: Why the hell was Ed not stabbed in the eye by Peter? - This was an important part of the story! It showed Peter as being a true threat rather than just some regular high-school douchebag type. When Tris was facing her fears in the simulator she was supposed to be afraid of intimacy NOT being raped - that was absolutely appalling to see that in there. When the dauntless were going to attack abnegation - how the hell were people who hadn't read the book supposed to know what was going on? They barely touched on anything relevant to that. Even I was slightly confused at what was supposed to be happening.
Enough ranting now - Overall the movie was a huge let down and I actually regret watching it. If you have just recently read the book prepare to be disappointed.