A waste of time

Rating: 3/10 (28 March 2018)

I must start by saying that I haven't read the book and wasn't sure what the film was about prior to seeing it. Now I've seen it, I won't be reading the book because I couldn't care less what it was about.
I'm not even sure who this movie is for. The script reads like a tweens audiobook with some swearing thrown in. There are seemingly no valid cultural references past 1989, and I find it hard to believe (considering the film is set in 2045) that this group of teens would still be acknowledging John Hughes movies. Yeah right - no-one under 30 does that NOW!
And the effects are all bluster. It's pretty, and I guess in a very immature way it's fun, but not once did I laugh, or gasp, or feel any sense of dread or menace - it was all so impotent.