Pretty decent adaptation

Rating: 4/10 (7 April 2014)

To make things short, it wasn't perfect. It took too long to get to the end, several events were expressed ineffectively, and the characters (mostly supporting) did not develop enough to be likable or cared for. The following justifies this:
Exhibit A: When Al jumped the chasm.
Exhibit B: When Tris had to shoot Will at the battlefield
Exhibit C: When the Prior parents died.
As written, all these show deaths of important characters in which, usually, the audience should care. With the film not being able to show enough psychological aspect of guilt, endearment, friendship, etc., an audience shouldn't be expected to follow through the emotional roller-coaster that a story should take.
However, with that being said, this film was able to present sufficient content as far as the novel goes and were carried through (mostly) by lead actress, Shailene Woodley, who presents the attributes of main character, Tris, with finesse and the right subtlety.