Despite the best of intentions, Divergent arrives with a thud

Rating: 4/10 (3 August 2014)

While it's set in a dystopian future similar to The Hunger Games, it's central premise is FAR less compelling and didn't make for a good film experience. For most of this almost 2.5 hour film, I was never really convinced there was a meaningful conflict or personal struggle; I felt like the film was just going through the motions really. Whether it's the source material or Shailene Woodley's bland performance (I'm yet not convinced she has the screen presence to carry a series like this), this was mostly uneventful, underwhelming and just didn't resonate with me. Unless there's a vast improvement in the quality of the next few films, I won't be watching them.
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