Unknown's Movie Review of Insurgent

Rating of
1.5/4

Insurgent

Dumb, Unoriginal Sequel
Unknown - wrote on 04/07/16

'Divergent' was an okay distraction which was upheld by some good acting and directing. This is a very unremarkable series that doesn't have any original ideas, as it feels like a stale combination of many other 'young adult' book series turned movies - most notably 'Hunger Games'. Not enough to be considered a rip-off, but every single beat feels all too familiar. This sequel furthers the over-arching story by a single inch. It's mostly a faster-paced complete retread of the narrative of the first. No real progression is made, nothing new at all worth investing in. It's just kinda dumb. A low-level entertaining type of dumb. The slick action and editing, and Woodley's continued commitment, are the only things holding this together.

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