The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)

Continuing in the Divergent film series is the next chapter: part one of the finale, Allegiant. Although the franchise has not been digested well by critics for certain underwhelming approaches to interpret the bestseller onto the big screen, fans of the books disregard what they think and for opinions of their own. There are many times in the film where action and dialogue prove solid, and interaction with characters too. However, the majority screenplay in the film is rather boring and not very dramatic or exciting. To make the film a bit more tedious, characters throughout the film did not move a whole lot. They would stand and talk or they would converse with movement when something dramatic occurred. That’s when viewers will see movement and more speaking between the characters in the movie. Compared to the previous Divergent installments, Allegiant has amped up the action to a newer and higher level. Returning to the franchise is Shailene Woodley and Theo James as lead roles Tris and Four. Both actors give great performances and all, but it does get a little awkward between dialogue and character interaction. Director Robert Schwentke tries so hard at depicting the Sci-Fi world originated by Veronica Roth, but focuses too much on elements like explosions, guns, and weird looking hovercrafts. Overall, Allegiant did improve upon the previous Divergent installments, but is more of a slow paced action film.

 Rate: C

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