'Divergent' meets 'Independence Day' in this sci-fi dystopian thriller. After a pretty decent start, the film ends up taking the much treaded path of typical YA films focusing less on the science and more on drama.
Ultimately, we get a half-baked product with lots of tacky CGI.
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