What can I say? Just go see it!

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2014)

For those who might have missed the IMDb disclaimer...Spoiler Alert!
I personally loved the Divergent Trilogy and this movie. This movie was engaging and managed to hold my interest straight through until the end, even preventing me from using the restroom because I couldn't stop watching.
Most of the reviews that say it is slow are from people who expect the entire 487 page book to be completely encompassed in a 2 hour movie. They have to leave out some parts, both to save time and to maintain a PG-13 rating as certain segments of the book would be considered gratuitous violence (can anyone say "Whoa, a butter knife?"). Anyone who has read the books will know that the original did not contain a huge amount of action and half of what it did have would be too graphic for most children and teenagers to view occur on film. They kept quite a bit of it but toned it down some.
Almost all of the major plot points, rivalries, training, Dauntless antics, humor, romance and emotions are portrayed excellently. My eyes even got a bit moist at two points near the end due to Shailene Woodley's excellent portrayal of the emotions she experienced from a few particular deaths. I wanted to reach through the screen and knock out Kate Winslet at one point.
This movie stands on its own feet quite well and yet leaves plenty of room for the sequel. I personally can't wait for the next one because I know how awesome it'll be when we reach the book that actually has lots of action which can be easily included.
I always find it interesting that good reviews get voted way down and bad reviews often have near perfect "helpful" votes. If you like the books then ignore the reviews, even this one, and just go see the movie for yourself. Enjoy!