A nice buildup to a disappointing ending

Rating: 6/10 (16 June 2014)

This movie feels like it's trying to pick on the wave created by The Hunger Games. I dislike the latter as it's a *major* ripoff of Battle Royale, and don't label me as a hater before seeing the older Japanese movie, but at least there was a reason why the young duo toyed with their lives at the end. One might have figured the important duo of this movie was reckless, but for unnecessary reason.
The protagonist put her life highly at risk to regain the consciousness (the normal state of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you) of her mentor & love interest. There was no need for it, she had a gun and was trained. Seeing her father die in front of her for the cause and earlier her ability to kill an acquaintance (not just in VR), she should have been much more aggressive.
I liked the premise, although it was cheesy, the special effects, the protagonist coming into adulthood & her trials, but the bit about her 1 second pointing her gun at the immediate threat, as she was pinned on the floor after her hallucinating/brainwashed mentor/lover just beat her up, to the next second putting the barrel end on her forehead is absolutely insane. The movie would have been good if one of the 2 died while the crazed men held the handgun stuck to the protagonist forehead. One just had to go...
Another matter: As soon as I saw the humongous wall far away from cities, it--immediately--came to mind the movie was appealing to Game of Thrones watchers/readers.