I surprisingly good teen novel adaptation.

Rating: 7/10 (5 August 2014)

I really didn't expect this movie to be any good. Thought of it as just another teen novel turned into a movie like Twilight. Surprisingly, the movie was pretty good.
I loved its premise. A post apocalyptic world where Chicago is like Mankind's last safe place left surrounded by a huge wall. A five factions system ensures that no further war ever takes place. Kinda reminded me of Equilibrium and Hunger games.
The story was pretty good. It follows a girl who tries to find her role in this faction system. The actress who played her did a fine job in my opinion. Liked her slow transformation, it was one of my favourite thing about the movie, her whole journey after joining a faction of her choosing, it was really good. Kate winslet plays the main baddie and she was pretty good. The rest of the cast was from okayish-lame. There were some emotional scenes here and there too, some executed perfectly, while others hastily.
The CGI was a mixed bag. Some shots were good, while many weren't. Didn't distract much from the movie so that's a plus. Liked the soundtrack, had some nice pieces.
The main dude was very generic however and just wasn't good for the most part. Also, the movie had some pacing issues, it often slowed down. And then there was the LOVEY DOVEY stuff that you get in these teen novels movie adaptations, never liked em and didn't liked it this time either.
Still, a pretty good flick worth checking out. 7.5/10