High octane sci-fi movie with some rough edges

Rating: 7/10 (16 March 2019)

The concept & the main theme that this movie's ideological foundation is based upon, is catchy. It's good and relatable in the present time. I watched this movie just on whims, I hadn't heard about this movie. This just popped on my "Recommended" list and I gave it a chance.
The characters are fleshed-out and the cast does a stellar job of portraying them. Although it felt like Caleb's character was severely underused. It's a shame in that department, really. Al is another character that doesn't match up with the plot and feels underused. It almost felt like there are missing scenes that have been cut that could've developed Al's character in the movie that would finally line up with the movie's plot. And one last thing that I'd like to just lay out there is that Andrew Prior's fate seemed extremely forced and for the sake of plot convenience. Like Tris didn't even bat an eye to what happened. It's as if she's in a sim, not the others. Again, felt like missing scenes, & felt like the director was in a hurry to finish the film.
It's a very satisfying sci-fi action movie. The plot is linear, but very enjoyable and relatable. It sets up a sci-fi franchise tactfully, and maintains it's tight action plot up until the end. One of the major reasons of what makes this movie good is it's high octane plot.
The soundtrack is just awesome at the beginning but after the movie crossed it's intermission it felt "kinda" forced. Felt like what was going on screen was flowing through the soundtrack, but was off by a bit. Also I felt that cinematography could have been better.
In spite of all the criticisms I ranted about, this is a nice watch in the evening with packet of popcorn in hand. Enjoy it, people. It's a nice one.