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With an adherence to YA formula that undercuts its individualistic message, Divergent opens its planned trilogy in disappointingly predictable fashion.
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The film is more interesting than the average bad movie precisely because it so gratuitously, and even thematically, fails to fit together. August 28, 2019 | Full Review…
The film is more interesting than the average bad movie precisely because it so gratuitously, and even thematically, fails to fit together.
Noah Berlatsky
The conflicts inherent in old-fashioned high school movies are accommodated, with bullying to stir the blood and romance to set the heart thumping. But Divergent's assimilation of all this fails to excite. April 9, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
The conflicts inherent in old-fashioned high school movies are accommodated, with bullying to stir the blood and romance to set the heart thumping. But Divergent's assimilation of all this fails to excite.
Sandra Hall
Romance and self-realisation wrapped in violence now sell a whole lot of tickets. At least Divergent has more to ponder than most of the field. April 9, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Romance and self-realisation wrapped in violence now sell a whole lot of tickets. At least Divergent has more to ponder than most of the field.
Paul Byrnes
Those with a high tolerance for blockbusters in which non-fetishised females save the day will be able to put up with its flaws - including lacklustre action sequences and a preoccupation with tattoos. April 4, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Those with a high tolerance for blockbusters in which non-fetishised females save the day will be able to put up with its flaws - including lacklustre action sequences and a preoccupation with tattoos.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
What a conformist message. April 3, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
What a conformist message.
Peter Bradshaw
An exceptional teen girl rises up from the slurry of humanity and goes on to mount a revolution against... you know the drill. April 3, 2014 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
An exceptional teen girl rises up from the slurry of humanity and goes on to mount a revolution against... you know the drill.
David Jenkins
It's like Hunger Games, meets Enders' Game, meets every YA book you've ever read March 26, 2020 | Full Review…
It's like Hunger Games, meets Enders' Game, meets every YA book you've ever read
Avaryl Halley
Divergent suffers in comparison to Hunger Games. But when judged alone, Divergent makes a strong case for the entertainment value of an empowered young female hero attempting to survive and resist in a dystopian society. March 11, 2020 | Full Review…
Divergent suffers in comparison to Hunger Games. But when judged alone, Divergent makes a strong case for the entertainment value of an empowered young female hero attempting to survive and resist in a dystopian society.
Kathi Maio
A possibly compelling idea gets lost in the mire of trying to be appealing to a core audience that doesn't want to work hard for narrative reward. August 29, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A possibly compelling idea gets lost in the mire of trying to be appealing to a core audience that doesn't want to work hard for narrative reward.
Nicholas Bell
This is a rite-of-passage film, with action, romance and self-realization woven in. But unlike some others of this genre, Divergent is thought-provoking teen sci-fi. August 14, 2019 | Full Review…
This is a rite-of-passage film, with action, romance and self-realization woven in. But unlike some others of this genre, Divergent is thought-provoking teen sci-fi.
Udita Jhunjhunwala
Saved by Woodley and James' performances, Divergent has every trope a teenage fan could ask for, and not much else. June 17, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Saved by Woodley and James' performances, Divergent has every trope a teenage fan could ask for, and not much else.
Sophie WIng
Divergent is chock-full of holes, but Woodley and her bright band of co-stars try valiantly to save the day. April 3, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…
Divergent is chock-full of holes, but Woodley and her bright band of co-stars try valiantly to save the day.
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