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Based on the worldwide bestseller, DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure set in a future world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) to destroy all Divergents, she must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it's too late.

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Just great!

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RobertoMIbañez
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2017-05-13
excellent movie

Great the crittics are stupid

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Talent has come
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2017-04-17
Great movie those are very stupid crittics

Overall, it's a Great Movie!

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Sunlight Paradise
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2017-04-17
In my opinion, I think it was a great movie. I've read the whole Divergent series before I watched the movie and I thought that the book was way better because they explained everything. I understood what happened because I read the book, but if I didn't, I would be confused. They didn't explain some parts well, and I wish they did.
The cast did a great job and I think they delivered the dangerous, exciting kind of feel to it. I loved how they made the part where Tori told Tris that she was Divergent and she was in danger. It put a lot of suspense and shock into that part.
The actors/actresses did a flawless job, especially Shaliene Woodley!
I definitely recommend this movie and the future movies too!

AMAZING! But read the book more detail than movie.

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selepack
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2017-02-08
This book is outstanding same with the movie... except they left out some of the detail. Like they NEVER mentioned Lynn! But overall it was amazing!

Love

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Kittykat@46
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2017-01-18
This movie is amazing it is a lot like the book but they left out a lot but that's expected in a lot of movies that where books. Not to mention Theo(Tobias).Best actor ever.(aka his full name is Theodore Peter James Kinnard Taptiklis)

BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!!!❤

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💖Karly💖
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2017-01-09
I LOVE DIVERGENT!!! It's amazing totally worth ur time, this one (1) and Allegiant, (3rd) are my favs so far. I'm currently reading the first book. BEST MOVIES EVER!

Thank you thank you

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AMARI FLOWERS
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2016-12-25
This is the best thing every 1 dollar for 29 days 😊😊😊

Not bad

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JoshTheAwesome101
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2016-11-30
This was like The Hunger Games but this wasn't a bad movie at all 7.9/10 B-

5 stars to all 3 movies

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gabrielalia
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2016-10-19
I absolutely loved all the movies in this series. So sad that they probably won't be doing the fourth one. No, I did not read the books and yes, I could have had a different opinions of the movies if I had but I didn't and I'm ok with that. Why break it when it's not broken... Btw it's not a 12 year old writing this, I'm 21. Ironic huh!!!

The last great TDS movie

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izzy01rocks5014
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2016-09-05
This is the first movie in the Divergent series and the last good one. Neil Burger captured Veronica Roth's writing in his movie very well and set high expectations for the other 3 films, which they have so far failed to meet.
I speak as a book fan that this is the only movie in this series I can stand to watch without wanting to scream at the idiots at Lionsgate for hiring an action director for a set of movies that action is only a small piece of the plot to keep it interesting.
(claps hands)

Good, But Not Good.

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1mine23
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2016-08-18
After I read the book for Divergent, I couldn't wait to see the movie. Once I did see it, I was really disappointed. The movie cut out about half of the book, and I understand that if they put in the rest of the book it would be to long, but they could have made two parts! Second, it didn't follow the book about at all. I noticed many scenes that that didn't follow the book very well. I've heard some of the same complaints about the movie not following the book. -Kai Bauer

Divergent

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DonaldChump1
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2016-07-24
I like these books,but the movie wasn't great.It followed the books closely enough, but the actors-all of whom are very talented people-gave performances that came off as derivative. Still, I have seen movie that are a lot worse than this

So terrible my eyes bleed

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Terminus Glacier
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2016-07-10
Shouldn't classify this as sci fi, its teenage drama in spandex. At least The Hunger Games evokes Pathos. This just displays whiny middle american teenagers (which was most of the cast) acting like whiny middle american teenagers

Amazing

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Meghantrainorperson
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2016-06-29
The critics are insane if they think this is bad. ITS SO GOOD!

Amazing!!!!

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Rosy27267
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2016-06-28
this movie is just predicting the future! Government takes over, war, and the unexpected romance in this is adorable!!!!!!! I recommend this you aren't picky on movies!

Great movie

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izzy Puebla
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2016-06-25
This movie is amazing but I was reading and article about some changes they had to make in the movie and that's totally understandable. I'm sorry that some of you think that the movie is going to be exactly like the book because guess what even the amazing movies that started with the book don't follow the same plot. Sorry.🙄

Divergent

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Brianna_haygood
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2016-06-20
I love this movie and it has my favorite star Theo and the beautiful girl that he loved in the movie

Great movie

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Nannerbug10
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2016-05-23
I love this movie I've read the book and am currently in the last one and I love the books thought there are a few things I would change overall pretty good movie

Awesome

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Lexi.113
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2016-04-02
That is all I have to say to explain how good this movie is.😘😘😘😘😘👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙂🙂🙂🙃🙂🙃🙂

Amazing, Thrilling

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Madie Crawley
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2016-03-23
I love Shailene and Theo in this movie. And all of the other cast members too, but this movie is one of my many favorite movies ever.

Why

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Swimmer2024
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2016-03-20
I'm 9 and I've read all the books and have never seen the movies but my dad has read/seen the movies and loves them both he specifically said that these books/movies are completely different than the hg or twilight

Your Wrong

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volleyball.25
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2016-03-07
It was a great movie. A true fan would know.

Your Wrong

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volleyball.25
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2016-03-07
If you have read the books then you would know how it goes I did. Sure there are some things not included in the movie but all of the important stuff is there

Lost my money

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Hey guys please
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2016-03-05
I've already seen this movie and wanted to watch it again so I rented it and it took my money and said I didn't buy it so I just lost $4.00

Divergent is 😍

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Ashlynn🙅
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2016-03-03
This movie is so interesting. So many exciting,sad,and confusing things happen and yet it's still a very well put together movie. ❤️❤️ absolutely love it

Very Entertaining

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rebelliouslegacy
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2016-02-26
As a person that just started the series and working on reading the sequel, Insurgent. I was pretty impressed with the movie having watched a few days after reading the book. It was great but it could have been better....but that's just me. Tris acted exactly as I read in the book and then some. Its definitely something I will have in my movie collection and very interested to see how the film adaption of Insurgent turns out. Divergent is something I will very much look forward to rereading again one day...as well as watching the movie. Theo James is ten times older than his character but he easily pulled off Four (Tobias) very well! Great casting especially for Jenine.

Can't get enough of this movie!

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4kenners
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2016-02-25
I have watched it so many times and I just can't get enough. I love the whole star packed cast. The chemistry between Four and Tris is amazing. My favorite actress is Shailene Woodley and she does not disappoint in this movie. I have read the trilogy and love them just as much as I love the movies.

enjoyable sequel..

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couch tomatah
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2016-02-14
i held off watching this because of tomatoes review but found this sequel well worth the watch.

My synopsis of Divergent

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The rabbit-hole
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2016-01-17
Sweet but confused little teenage amish alien female accidentally buys herself a lifetime career in the military, even though she really just wanted to be cool and jump on and off of moving trains. She gets a tattoo, and the hots for some guy named Four. She then plays paintball, before going zip-lining. Next she drops some form of futuristic injectable LSD, and has a bad trip involving Crows. Later she begins to realize that she has superpowers. She grows a pair and marches into the nerd school to visit her jerk brother. Some big bully tries to throw her off a cliff, but her boyfriend sweeps in and saves the day. The insecure bully who tried to kill her decides to throw himself off a cliff. Her schoolmates all turn into zombie-millitary-pawns, and she chimes in on the party and murders one of her friends. Her mother comes running up wearing a burlap sack and carrying a gun, and they enjoy some quality mother/daughter time shooting her classmates. After her mother gets shot and killed, she has a crying tantrum before picking weapons off the dead and running away. Then she preaches to her friends that the best course of action to save lives, is to shoot as many people as they can. She and her boyfriend then decide to have a major fist-fight, with some WWF moves, to express how much they care about each other. The movie ends the same way it opened, with her narrating about her fascination with jumping off of trains.

Sweet Mother of Mookie Blaylock...

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Internet Machine
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2016-01-07
There are worse ways of spending two hours.

this movie is incredible

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Izzie me
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2016-01-05
super inspiring I love every second of it

It's not that good

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Tantalus010
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2016-01-05
It's not a terrible movie (if you can shut your brain off and just enjoy the action), but it's not exactly a good movie either. The premise that society is split up into these factions that embody only one trait (and that this system would keep the peace) is laughable at best. Yes, people like to put themselves into cliques and groups, but you can't sum up any individual in one trait; people are far too complex for that. It also wouldn't do a thing to foster peace. It's like the entire city is one giant high school with no teachers and one clique governing the entire school, and that would lead to nothing but chaos.
The other part that really bothered me about the movie is that they make smart people the bad guys. That makes about as much sense as the whole 'faction system brokering peace' BS.

BEST. MOVIE. EVER

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Kayleighhhhh😝
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2016-01-01
Omg where do I start... Don't listen to the haters out there, this is the best movie I have ever seen. I used to strongly dislike violence and all of that stuff but when I saw divergent, it made me remember it's all fake and now I'm not afraid of that stuff. If you like the trailer, I suggest you watch the movie. Divergent is my new favorite move and I can't wait to see insurgent!

Amazing

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hoops235
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2015-12-30
I just finished reading the book but I watched the movie first and I loved it. It was filled with action, romance, tragedy, and emotion. I admire Tris and how brave she is. I very highly recommend this movie.

Exceptional production.

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Insurgent lover2015
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2015-12-28
I am continually surprised by every action packed moment. So I am basically surprised by almost every moment. I must say that this movie is the true reason why Shailene Woodley and Theo James are true stars. No other movie can express how teen love should look like. I am astonished by how Neil (divergent's director) managed to create such an action filled film. He and all the other stars are the reason why I long to become a director in my future. I hope that some day I will be able to pluck such amazing stars from outer space as this production's founders. Thank you, thank you. I say this two times because this is how I feel how many times this should be said. I truly feel like this should be said many more times. Shout out to anyone who feels this strong about this film. All I know is that this should be known all around the world. Every time Tris and Four touched it was like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers took another turn into another dimension. If this film was Beyonce I would've already put a ring on it. If you know what I mean. Wink, wink. No other living organism can feel the way I feel about this wonderful story of finding not only your fears but yourself as well. I can only dream of meeting this stars, and yes I say stars. Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Zoë Kravitz, Miles Teller, Tony Goldwyn, Ansel Elgort, Maggie Q, Mekhi Phifer, Kate Winslet, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Christian Madsen, Amy Newbold, and Ben Lamb. Thank you truly! You may be thinking that I am crazy for writing this big of a review or that this review is nothing and you have seen longer ones, but this review means so much to me. Thank you again. And I, of course, would love to meet the true founder of this beautiful constitution, Veronica Roth. I am must repay you for this wonderful mark in my life's timeline. I beg you Neil, if you ever read this before Allegiant shakes theaters, DON'T kill Tris! I'm not ready to see her die yet. I do think Theo can properly express the feeling and look of sadness when he will hear this horrid news from whatever beautiful actress plays Cara. I really only think that it would be appropriate to end this review saying, to anyone who wasn't too bored to get to this point, be BRAVE.

Loved it

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Job coco dodo
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2015-12-26
I could watch it so many times again. It was a great, and a hit! Did a great job making it a movie from the book.😊😊😊😊

Yass

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Eldina101
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2015-12-25
You must be insane if you don't like this movie.

Mmmmmm

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Ethan 325227
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2015-12-19
The book was better

Not as good as the book

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Brendan_young13
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2015-11-28
Divergent is not as bad as the critics say but not amazing. Good acting and a good story, but forgettable. No connection to the characters, I felt attached in the books, but in the movie I really didn't care about any of them. Likable in my opinion but not lovable. Great book, okay movie.

Best movie!

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Frozen-Beast
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2015-11-22
It's an outstanding movie although I preferred the books! But you won't regret watching it because I know I didn't. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!

Love this movie!

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Jsa1192
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2015-10-17
Saw it when it first came out & have been in love ever since! The soundtrack to this movie is AMAZING as well so check that out if you haven't ;) Same goes with the Insurgent movie! Can't wait for movie #3 net year! ^_^

Really really good!!!!

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Snhsjshgzh
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2015-10-04
It's so amazing!!!!! I love this movie

BEST MOVE EVER!!!!!

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Ryuhgb
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2015-10-03
This movie is by far my #1 FAVORITE movie! I love the actors and the theme! Don't listen to the haters, they just think it's based of of "The Hunger Games" and "Twilight." Over all if rate this 10 stars if I could! Congrats!

BEYOND PERFECT

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a non named person
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2015-09-19
THIS MOVIE AND BOOK ARE BOTH AMAZING 100000% PERFECT!!! WATCH AND YOU WONT BE UPSET

This is an amazing movie

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Maddog0104
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2015-09-13
The movie is thrilling romantic and sad it is Really an amazing movie. I love these kind of movies. They are you best. There are the haters and I am not one of them. 。◕‿◕。~(^◇^)/

Love this movie

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Countrymusicfan16
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2015-08-21
This movie was amazing! The book is better but that's how it always is when they make a movie based on a book! The maze runner(both books and movie) is still my fav series but this is definitely a close second! Ready to watch insurgent(after I finish the book of course haha) :) Anyway great series!

Divergent

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Shelbadia
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2015-08-18
It's a good download spence I got it on my iPod and then transferred it to my iPhone it's nice also because I got it for ten dollars also

Divergent

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CritiqueFilmz
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2015-08-13
Divergent was an amazing movie. Though some of it was different than the book. But what movie isn't? I highly suggest this movie as a PG 13 rating. Believe me though I loved the book WAY better. All in all this movie is a movie to see and watch at the movies. Death is in it though, only take people who can handle tears.
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Karate kid 5

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Kgersh
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2015-08-11
This was basically karate kid 5, set in a post apocalyptic setting. I expect something original from these "professionally made" movies. What a let down...

Lovedddddd it best movie ever😍😍😍👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

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Theo James 😍😍
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2015-08-08
I loved loved loved this movie there are three more movies coming out😍😍😍😍

Teendrama flick

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Tommyboy33282
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2014-08-21
This movie was terrible. My wife and I almost shut it off three times. The critics are right. The 5 star user reviews must all be written by 15 yr olds.

divergent

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floatmann
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2014-08-13
this movie may be be the worst movie ever, save your self from the 2 hours of your life gone to watch this steaming pile o dog refuse!

Just Awful

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oilmanowen
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2014-08-10
This is nothing more, then a hollywood filler of pretty girls, and a mindless story, for members of the low IQ Club, pass on this one!

Run

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Cyberpuppy69
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2014-08-08
Run away from this movie. Just plain stupid! I want my money back.

Divergent

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bdhags
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2014-08-08
Total waste of time. Don't bother!!! If I could give it less than one star I would.

The Movie is Okay

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Page_95
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2014-08-07
I like it, but it's not racially diverse. I was hoping it would be.
I didn't read the book. I might read the book to see what it's like.

No point.

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Jaytoon
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2014-08-07
I couldn’t understand the point of the movie. There wasn’t much that made a Divergent special.

Worse Movie I have Ever Seen!!

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Kjaviss84
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2014-08-07
How did this movie get made? Who approved it? Did they even read the story at all? It seems like they didn’t know where to take the story. It drags on during the beginning for a long period, then after several short “action” sequences it moves on to focus on the main character. After that it turns into a love story and everything goes downhill from there. If your expecting and action movie you’ll be sorely taken. This movie feels like a Hunger Games clone but without the great acting and cinematography. If your bored really really really bored watch this one.

Not like the book at all

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Kdhshdiv
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2014-08-07
I hated this movie and Divergent is my favorite book! They left out very important parts and didn't give the characters time to build a relationship. I was also disappointed by all of the things that they changed. It was unnecessary and unneeded and I hated it. And there wasn't enough time spent on tris and four which I think we can all agree are our favorite part. Don't see this movie if you read the book. It is an utter disappointment.

Hated it

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Gon'LearnToday
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2014-08-07
This movie had some of the WORST acting I have ever seen and I felt no attachment to any of the characters....I thought this made the book look bad and I feel sorry for the author

Sad on so many accounts

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Becco14@
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2014-08-07
I was invested in the book and was so excited to see the movie but unfortunately I have been left dissatisfied! Where is the love story? Why did they not follow the book storyline? And how are the other movies going to turn out since this movie was so off topic? This movie had so much potential and it was wasted! If you read the books you will be sadly disappointed in the movie!!

Too many similarities to The Hunger Games

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Moviefanatic1001
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2014-08-06
I don't get why film studios are trying to adapt every popular book series out there to the big screen in order to replicate the success of The Hunger Games! There are way too many similarities to those films. Divergent has a very similar plot but it's geared towards young adults so it's difficult for older people to enjoy the film. The Hunger Games was successful because it hit the market before other films with similar themes. Also people enjoyed it more because it served as a social commentary on humanity and provoked intellectual thinking on concepts related to brutality and survival. Divergent does none of the above even though it tries to copy the same format of The Hunger Games.
The themes are unclear and there isn't much room for higher cognitive thinking when watching the film. It's just a hodgepodge of action and special effects that are distracting from the film's core. The critics did not like it because it can't be enjoyed by a wide range of audiences. If I were younger, maybe 12 or 13, I probably would have liked it a bit more but we all have to grow up sometime.
I wouldn't be surprised if people get bored with the franchise after it's sequel.

Wow what a disaster of a movie

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heater82
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2014-08-06
I have no idea how this movie has any good ratings. The two main characters have no chemistry and Beatrice is not believable at all. If I could get my money back I would. Do not watch this movie, worst I have seen in years. I can't even put into words how bad this was. Just don't waste your time on this atrocity.

What a let down

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Honestly boring
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2014-08-06
This movie has 4.5 stars and great reviews however i found it very under whelming and boring.
Maybe its just me.....

I will not buy it

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bordyafromthestern
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2014-08-05
I will not buy it because it keeps getting over advertised on iTunes radio. I will probably not even watch it now, lost all interest in it.

How Disapointing

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Kev Amag
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2014-07-28
I thought that this movie looked interesting in the priview, oh man it went on and on and was so slow. Many many unanswered questions . im sure the book is great but the movie is a dud...

Zzz

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DeityofDeimos
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2014-07-27
Zzz

Bad if you read the book

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Music. . .
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2014-07-26
If you didnt read the book, you may think that the movie was great. But, if you did read the book then you realize that some of the BEST scenes werent in the movie. Yes, I understand that the movie cant be 10 hours long and that some things have to be cut, but very important scenes were missed. Also, in the book Four and Tris' relationship seemed more real and well-developed. In the movie, their relationship came on too fast and it was unatural. Overall, the book was A LOT better and the movie was fairly good as long as you didnt read the book first.

Terrible for guys

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Mike bra
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2014-07-26
If your a guy don't waste your money, girlfriend made me watch it

It was a good movie but...

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Stargolet
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2014-07-26
I know Hollywood changes everything if possible to make the movie better but this movie failed to keep the plot of the book going. It is better off being a different movie than DIVERGENT because they could've done better. If you can tell me who Uriah is. You'll understand.

BAD!

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Codemaster1045
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2014-07-26
NO STARS DONT WATCH
ITS A REMAKE OF THE HUNGERGAMES NUMBER 1, 2, and 3

Rip-off Galore

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TheHungerGamers
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2014-07-24
As deplorable as its world-building flawed, awfully written, generic, rip-off galore source novel. Don't waste your money and time.

Hunger Games for simpletons

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Diana Zhao
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2014-07-24
I'm actually very surprised to see how much people seem to like this movie, and am wondering if the majority of these reviews are written by 12 year old girls, because simply put, this was not a great movie.
To be fair to the actors and director, they did a decent job with what they were given, because many of the faults in this movie lay in the premise. The world-building in Divergent is done very poorly, and I'm only left with countless questions as to how a society like this could POSSIBLY function. Are there only four jobs in this entire place? I can't comprehend how anything is accomplished. What do the Erudite even do in their big glass building? Why do we need a whole 1/4 of the population to be judges/lawyers? Moreover, I think the entire idea that any individual can belong to a single category is stupid. I'm pretty sure EVERY SINGLE person would be Divergent in some aspect, so I couldn't really buy into how "special" our main characters are. The entire system of this society, which happens to be one of the main focuses of the storyline, is so unrealistic that I cannot take it seriously. Were this a movie that just wanted to be some tweeny blockbuster, then I wouldn't care so much, but because it asks to be taken so seriously as some kind of social commentary, I can't help but notice all the flaws in its outline.
The visuals of this movie were at times impressive, but I feel with the technology we have today, they could have done more. Other movies such as, ohhh I don't know, the Hunger Games?? are much better in their action sequences and visual displays. Plus the premise of the Hunger Games actually kind of makes sense, so theres that. I know people are complaining about the comparisons to the HG but when two movies about a dystopian society that is "saved" by a female protagonist come out within a close time span its hard not to compare. Anyways, Divergent, unlike the Hunger Games, does not contain any visually stunning moments. The dream sequences were cool-looking but cliche. The set design in Divergent is just sad, like why is everything so grey. If I lived in Abnegation I would hang myself, its so depressing in there. No wonder Tris got the hell out. Dauntless is also pretty lame-looking and grey, and both places look too crude and simple for real people to live in. The costume design is also very boring and uninspired, and the hippie faction clothes were basically taken from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Need I say more?
The strongest area of this movie was definitely the romance, which was probably what most of the audience was there for anyways. When I ask my friends why they liked this movie, that one actor (I forget his name) is the only reason they have. The chemistry between the two main characters is there, and their interactions with each other are easily the most enjoyable part of the movie, so if you make movie choices based on your hormones, then I would recommend this for you.

bad movie

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drewwright
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2014-07-24
Bad acting, no chemistry between leads, and storyline is poorly carried out. Go read the book? Guessing it is a ton better saying most fans on here seem to have read it already?

Insanely Idiotic

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Kaldne
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2014-07-23
This movie is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever watched. At no point in its rambling, incoherent plot was there anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone who has wasted the time to watch it is now dumber for having done so. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
The dialog was lacking, the plot atrocious, and there's better acting on ph. Granted trying to make a movie from that pathetic excuse for a book couldn't have been easy. It seemed like the main focus of the plot was that no one in this dystopian future has common sense. In any case, don't spend your money on this dribble.

Divergent book = good. Movie = bad

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banana54345
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2014-07-23
They did so many things wrong it isn't funny. What got me off is Tobias's landscape. They were supposed to jump off cliff, the box part get tighter. for Tris's fear landscape was alright. But she wasnt supposed to kill them. for the fear landscape. for simulations yes. for fear landscape no. as stated in the book "Kill me instead". I do love Theo as Four.
I have soo much to say, and so little time to say it. I will never buy the movie

Book is better..

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swaggy94
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2014-07-22
Honestly the book is so much better than this… like i guess i enjoyed it but they left out so many important characters from the book and the ending was completely different and I just loved the books and thought the movie wasn't all that great.

It's okay

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Minion Goes Banannas
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2014-07-22
I mean I was a good movie in general but, compared to the book it was HORRIBLE! I mean so many things they left out and they made up I mean really?!?!

Book was a lot better

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Suzan's ipod
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2014-07-22
This movie replaced the good parts in the book with bad new scenes. Many important things happened in a different way. I preferred how it happened in the book. Throughout the movie I was saying, "What, no! That is soooo not how it's supposed to happen." You didn't really get to know the relationship between Tris and her friends that well as an initiate and I think that really affected the rest of the movie. I wouldn't suggest just watching this movie without reading the book because I think it might seem all over the place. Also, I think many important parts in the book were completely just left out. And woah, I might be mistaken but I think some random kid who was supposed to be Edward was killed because of his divergence. Okay, the first thing that is wrong w/ this is that Edward gets stabbed with a knife by Peter and lives factionless. (I see why they may have not wanted to include this but he definitely should not have been KILLED!) The second thing is that Edward is NOT divergent. One last thing that I didn't like about this movie is that the ending was totally different and I actually liked the ending in the book. I thought the books were good but as u can tell I didn't really enjoy the movie. The acting wasn't bad though.

sci fi dumbed down for kiddies

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I eat books
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2014-07-22
see above statement.

The most boring sf in years

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StoryDelver
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2014-07-15
Saw this on a plane, and it put me to sleep. Woke up, still nothing going on. Stupid premise, low budget execution (you can do great with low budget, but they didn’t), tiny in scale, just dull. No character. Even the teen angst is poorly portrayed. Its a testament to how unhappy teens are that this film speaks to them at all. So very sad.

Cheerleader becomes tough hero… not

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star_dot_star
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2014-05-23
Wow, this is the most mis-cast lead I perhaps have ever seen. The story had potential, but the movie was just boring. If it had been a rental I would have turned it off. My bf and I watched the whole thing only because we were in a theatre. The lead character was totally unbelievable. I have no idea how this actress was cast in this role. I’m guessing everyone who rated this 5 stars was either paid or is under 12.

Compared to The Book

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MadisonKelleyy
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2014-05-20
If you have read the novel, you will see all of the flaws, if you haven’t read the book you’ll probably enjoy the movie. This movie left so many important facts from the book out. Tobias/Four, and Tris’s relationship is not explained in detail. There are so many things contributing to their love story, and hardly any of the things that Four did to protect Tris are mentioned. The second book, Insurgent, when it is made into a movie will have to do a flash back or something in order for all of the minor details not mentioned in the first movie. I was looking forward to this movie and it completely destroyed the series.

Thrilling, but not thrilling

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Wolflove1
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2014-04-14
Divergent was a best selling book, and to the fans, a best selling movie. Maybe it was true to the book, but now I blame the author for every bad thing that happened in the movie. First, there was no explanation as to why this or that happened. Is divergence a mutation? They didn't explain that Erik was more evil than the Erodite lady. Also, there were more cliches in that movie than I could count! Also, they stole the capture the flag thing from Percy Jackson. That's a sin! Also, being consistent was out of the window when Four is brainwashed. He should stay brainwashed, didn't the evil lady say there was no reversing it? I don't care if human emotions tampered with the program, human emotion should not have tampered with the program! It just had to be a Twilight knock-off, right? If you like this movie, it's probably because of the teen angst and woman lead in it. Sure the action was great in some parts, but not worth watching two hours of movie time. Sorry, but Divergent was not the movie of 2014.

Duh!

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Berkeley Rooster
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2014-04-09
"You can't make a silk purse out of a cow's ear!" I saw this movie recently at the theater: I was greatly disappointed and bored...for some reason, I kept on watching it even though it was dull and boring...I should've walked out after viewing for 15 minutes. This movie is not believable...it had the potential to be a good movie but that never happened. However, it does manage to eke-out some statements about self-esteem in conflict with egotism.

A Solid Start for the Newest Teen Film Franchise

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Cambridge1066
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2014-03-31
Over the past few years, blockbuster films have been dominated by young adult novels-turned-bestsellers; just when one beloved franchise ends, another begins. And after romances like "Twilight" and dystopian thrillers like "The Hunger Games" made millions, both as books and movies, it was only a matter of time before a new franchise would be made to combine the two. Thus comes "Divergent," based on the bestselling novels by Veronica Roth and directed by Neil Burger, hoping to keep up the success of young adult blockbusters. And even with this conventional origin, "Divergent" is still an exciting film that evokes empathy for the characters and excitement for upcoming sequels.
In Chicago 100 years after a devastating war, Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) faces an agonizing decision. Out of five factions in her society, Beatrice's family is in Abnegation, made up of selfless individuals entrusted with running the government. At the upcoming Choosing Ceremony, Beatrice will either choose to stay in Abnegation or join another faction, leaving her family behind forever if she chooses the latter. To aid her in her decision, Beatrice takes an aptitude test designed by her society, but to her horror, the test marks her Divergent: Beatrice could belong to several factions due to her unconventional character. Desperate to keep her results a secret, Beatrice chooses to join the Dauntless faction, made up of soldiers that guard the city. In order to stay alive, Beatrice (who shortens her name to Tris) must be at the top of her class in both physical and mental training. And although she forms friendships with other Dauntless trainees like Christina (Zoë Kravitz), Will (Ben Lloyd-Hughes), and Al (Christian Madsen), she must still evade the Dauntless leader Max (Mekhi Phifer) and supervisor Eric (Jai Courtney), and convince top official Jeanine (Kate Winslet) that she is conforming to society. And meanwhile, she also develops a romance with Dauntless trainer Four (Theo James), who harbors mysterious secrets of his own.
The script for the film, based heavily on Roth's book and penned by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor, was faithful to the original-mostly. Like most based-on-the-book adaptations, the plot was largely condensed to fit only the most important scenes into the movie. Unfortunately for "Divergent" this strategy made the movie extremely hard to follow unless the viewer was already familiar with the books. On top of that, the timing of the movie was also uneven; at the beginning the film took its time taking an in-depth analysis of Tris's decision to choose Dauntless, only to show a stripped down account of her life there afterwards. Her training, friendships with characters like Al and Christina, and even her relationship with Four were so heavily shortened that I felt cheated out of a lot of the book's best moments.
But luckily, the scenes that did make it into the movie were all spectacular thanks to some phenomenal casting decisions. Shailene Woodley, playing the film's heroine Tris, gave a phenomenal performance that will certainly bring her recognition. It was amazing to see just how easily Woodley became Tris through every line, and also brought an amazing depth to the character that I somehow didn't pick up on in the book. Theo James, playing Tris's love interest Four, also gave an excellent performance, taking on one of the film's most complicated roles and making it look effortless. His own storyline, while taking a backseat to Tris's problems throughout the movie, was brought to the screen beautifully, and it was also a major bonus that James and Woodley had great chemistry together.
The supporting actors were also spectacular, and none more so than Kate Winslet, taking on the role of Erudite leader Jeanine Matthews. It should be noted that Winslet, for all her talent and years in the business, has never played a villain until this film, but she was absolutely incredible in her role. Especially in her scenes with Woodley, she was just as cold, calculated, and dedicated as the book's version of Jeanine, and made her character a formidable obstacle for Tris throughout the movie. Other standouts included Zoë Kravitz as Christina, Ansel Elgort as Tris's brother Caleb, Miles Teller as Peter, Jai Courtney as Eric, Maggie Q as Tori, and especially Tony Goldwyn and Ashley Judd as Tris's parents, who all gave wonderful performances that were both faithful to the book and captivating in every scene.
I'll admit I was a little nervous about "Divergent," especially given the relative inexperience of many of its younger actors and the handling of previous dystopian bestsellers before it. But despite its formulaic script, the movie was actually enjoyable, filled with talented actors, breathtaking action, great music, and beautiful worlds just destined to be in a sequel. While it certainly wasn't perfect, I'm glad "Divergent" will be the next big film franchise and hope its next film will learn from this one's mistakes.

Fantastic

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Slapshot949
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2014-03-30
Divergent is amazing, it exceeded my expectations. They were low going to see it, but the movie was so good, I saw it again. I was thrilled by how close it was to the book and how well it was directed.

Better then the hunger games by far

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Freddy Manning
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2014-03-30
This movie was so great. The first time I saw it I didn't get it because I was confused between this and the book, but then I saw it again and loved it. The hunger games was only good the first time u saw it and this movie u can see over and over again and never get sick of it. This is a good movie if u like sci-fi
Action and adventure and a little bit of romance. This is a must see spectacular👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Best movie in the world

Funny sad action packed = divergent

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Igotswagyo:)
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2014-03-30
The best movie I've ever seen love the part when Peter says she wouldn't shoot him and she just goes right ahead and does I don't get what the critics are talking about

Best movie I’ve seen in a while!!

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H4nn4h_monster
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2014-03-30
Critics have it all wrong. By reading their comments, I’m not even sure they saw the same movie… If they are trying to compare it to the Hunger Games (also a great movie/book series) or twilight, that’s where they are going wrong. Divergent is a fresh take on conformity and has a delicious spin of romance in it. I absolutely love this movie! I don’t think they could have picked a better cast. Can’t wait until next year for the second movie Insurgent to come out! I highly recommend reading the books too, Veronica Roth is such an amazing writer! I know that sometimes movies don’t match up to the books, but I don’t think that applies in this case. :)

Read the book

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CheleM1
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2014-03-23
If you read the book,like me you would hate it. But if you didn't you would like it. The movie leaves out to many detail that are important and fills some in with wrong information. Tris never got kicked out of dauntless and then let herself in. The book was better and the movie just disappointed me. Lynn was never seen and Uriah was shown once, Edward never got stabbed in the eye and them dropped out. That means insurgent and allegiant will be weird because he won't be faction less. I'm disappointed and expected more.

Most AMAZING MOVIE EVER!!!!

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RamsRock!
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2014-03-22
Who cares about the critics! This movie was one of the best I have ever seen! They did a great job!!! You should totally watch it!

Amazing!

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syd666
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2014-03-22
Don't listen to the critics this movie was amazing!!! Theo James and shailene Woodley are so amazing! Such chemistry and amazing actors!!! Amazing movie I love it!!!

Amazing

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Jtlcmsp
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2014-03-21
I have absolutely no words. Don't listen to the critics. This is a must see. You laugh you cry- it's amazing. so many twists and turns, I have no words it was just so amazing.

Exceeded my expectations

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iLike2takePix
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2014-03-21
The critics are only giving it bad reviews because they think it's a knockoff of "the hunger games" or "twilight" BUT ITS NOT!!! I'm an avid fan of the Divergent trilogy, however I kept low expectations going into the movie. To my pleasant surprise, it was a an excellent adaptation. The actors, especially shailene woodley, were FANTASTIC and the music was on point. I can't wait for insurgent next year!!

Great movie

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Mic1Bri2H
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2014-03-21
Shailene and Theo do a great job playing Tris and Four. I absolutely loved them. The movie followed the book plot pretty well and it is filled with action!

AMAZING!!!

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😃😄😃👍👍👍
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2014-03-21
this is the best movie I have ever seen. the acting is excellent!

Forget the critics!

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MarkStephenRay4
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2014-03-21
I read the book, and the movie was phenomenal! Shailene did a fantastic job as Tris, not only did you understand her, but you felt like you were apart of her spirit. You even want to join the thrilling adventures of Dauntless!
Theo also did an amazing job. He was distant at first, and an absolute favorite in the end. Great acting for both the main actors! The other cast also play very convincing characters.
So, forget what the critics say. Yes, they had to change some minor things for the screen, but it ended up making the movie better! Go see this NOW!

BEST MOVIE EVER

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Richelleshellolsenrocks
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2014-03-21
Okay, so I saw this movie in theaters last night (when it came out), and I LOVED IT! If you're a fan of the book, you'll love the movie. I liked it better than the Hunger Games, which is saying a lot for me. Sure, it's not exactly like the book, but it's pretty close. The actors were perfect. They left out some parts, but that didn't hurt the story. Don't listen to the critics, the directors did an amazing job. I'd say that the movie was better than how I pictured it in the book. So, I am begging you, see this movie.

DON'T LISTEN TO THE CRITICS!

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i'Chris
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2014-03-21
I don't know what the critics are talking about because this movie was great. I hadn't read the book, but it really didn't matter I still found the story, characters and this world very interesting, entertaining and even a little thought provoking at times. The acting was great everyone was perfectly cast and the directing was outstanding. Divergent is a well made film definitely worth watching and I can't wait for the sequel. 👍👍