Review of The Darkest Minds (2018) by Alex M — 05 Aug 2018

Faithful enough to the original material. A bit rished, but one of the best YA adaptations out there. Give it a chance, you'll like it.

This review of The Darkest Minds (2018) was written by Alex M on 05 Aug 2018.

The Darkest Minds has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Philip P (375) on 10 Dec 2018

This was honestly one of the BEST movies have seen... Defiantly one of my favorite movies.. I'm now reading the book and I love it…

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Movie is amazing only bumer is that the ending made me cry because it ended with me having unanswered questions. Wish there was a part 2…

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By Clara D (18) on 27 Dec 2018

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One of those formulaic, not as good as the book movies, but when are they ever as good. Even Harry Potter fell short in hard core fan eyes…

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It’s an amazing movie for teens it doesn’t deserve the bad rep it gets if you are looking to watch it you will most likely enjoy it…

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By Jean N (13) on 07 Dec 2018

I disagree with a lot of the reviews. The acting was good. I loved the story personally. It had a lot of suspenseful moments…

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