Divergent is the latest gamble by Summit to bring out a dystopian future epic to the box office. With 'The Hunger Games' they had a title that turned into two blockbuster films at the box office. Divergent, the popular book series by Veronica Roth makes it's way to the screen and the best real review I can offer is: passable. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this series because while I thought the first two books were "OK to Good" the third book in this series (IMHO) is just dreck, and that's going to make it interesting to see how they realize this on the big screen. The casting here makes use of a fairly low entry budget - but passable cast that helps sell the narrative. Like the book, though, the biggest problem this series has is that the narrative isn't really all that interesting or really plausible. As a result, it's really hard to buy into the characters who have vague motivations (if any) and seemingly go from situation to situation. Too often the film leans on catch phrases 'But I am DIVERGENT!' instead of giving the audience any understanding of what that even means. That's going to be a problem if they make the later movies, where the differences do matter, and the groundwork laid in the first book pays off. While The Hunger Games had a cast that took command of their roles and a setup that was quickly defined, Divergent never finds that same sure footing. I have a feeling only real fans of the book need apply. C-