When it was announced that the final book in the Divergent series, Allegiant, was going to be split into two movies, many were were probably skeptical. The book was not that bad, but it was not very action-packed. So one would think that the people assigned to the movie would just keep it at one and stay accurate. But one would be wrong. While it seemed that the creators made a bad decision, the film started out promising enough, the first hour or so did not have any changes that differed too drastically from the book. But after that, it veered. While it is understandable that they had to make certain changes to make it a watchable movie, it would have been better to just do one movie and not change anything.

The film tells the story of Tris Prior and her friends as they venture outside the fence that has kept them inside dystopian Chicago for their entire lives. They leave to find out the truth of why they were kept there. They discover the Bureau of Genetic Welfare, a mysterious organization, whose plans for the inhabitants of Chicago are not entirely clear. The plot of both the movie and the book is engaging, but it isn’t fast-paced. The movie is enjoyable, but there have been much better dystopian adaptations. Anyone who is a fan of the series should check it out, but don’t expect it to live up to any expectation.

Some more young adult adaptations coming to look forward to are Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children on Sep. 30, 2016, the third Maze Runner adaptation, The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, which will premiere on Feb. 27, 2017, and the Harry Potter spinoff, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, set for Nov. 28. 2016.

I rate Allegiant 2.5 out of 5 stars.