?Divergent? Movie Review Roundup: What Do Critics Say of the YA Dystopian Thriller?

‘Divergent’ is the first movie of a trilogy based on the YA dystopian novel and stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James. The new franchise is dubbed the next ‘Hunger Games’ and now movie critics have had their say. Check out a roundup of reviews. ‘Divergent’ as the next ‘Hunger Games.’ That has been the hype, fairly or unfairly to either or both franchises. And its female star, Shailene Woodley some might cynically say, is being presented to the world as the next Jennifer Lawrence. And how really can one make such a prediction? Aside from the obvious of denigrating both actresses by implying that one is just the latest model of the other. Regardless of the full-blown publicity of ‘Divergent’ with both its costars Shailene Woodley and Theo James (picture above) making the rounds, it has already won a passionate fan base as a bestselling novel by the first-time novelist Veronica Roth. How will that translate to the box office? That’s question number one. The other question is, will these early reviews which are lukewarm, tepid, and at times outright negative — sometimes with some quotable snark thrown in for good measure — sink the movie as far as the [...]

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