In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Jackhammer music and sound design are all that hold the action scenes together.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
21 Mar 2014
rotten:
The climactic chases, shootouts, and fistfights have been staged, filmed, and edited with insobriety. Visual clarity shouldn't be too much to ask from these movies, even if they fail to achieve ideological coherence.
– Wesley Morris,
Grantland,
21 Mar 2014
rotten:
The first film adapted from Veronica Roth's generically dystopian book series arrives with a sludgy, gray-hued plop.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
24 Mar 2014
rotten:
It's all pretty dumb, and it marks a career low for director Neil Burger, who's made some first-class indie dramas from his own scripts.