The Divergent Series: Insurgent
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Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were largely dismissive of Insurgent, finding it shapeless, repetitive, and unable to distinguish itself in an overcrowded YA dystopia field — though a minority argued it was a modest step up from the first film in terms of budget and scale. The one point of near-universal agreement was Shailene Woodley, whose performance most reviewers felt was carrying far more weight than the material deserved.
“Insurgent opens new horizons of repetitiveness, dramatic shapelessness, self-seriousness and a generalized oppressiveness.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“With its repeat itinerary, Insurgent is less a sequel than a remake. The movie has an ordinary middle-chapter scenario, and less The Empire Strikes Back than Attack of the Clones.”
Richard Corliss·Time
“Woodley herself almost single-handedly saves these films from being just another overwrought dystopian nightmare.”
Susan Wloszczyna·RogerEbert.com
“Even with breathless chases, strong design components and dazzling effects, the story's organizing principle — the faction system that divides society into five groups based on personality — grows less compelling as Insurgent proceeds.”
Sheri Linden·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Action, Adventure, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorRobert Schwentke
StarringShailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Kate Winslet, Ansel Elgort
ComposerJoseph Trapanese
The Divergent Series: Insurgent
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
What critics thought
DivisiveCritics were largely dismissive of Insurgent, finding it shapeless, repetitive, and unable to distinguish itself in an overcrowded YA dystopia field — though a minority argued it was a modest step up from the first film in terms of budget and scale. The one point of near-universal agreement was Shailene Woodley, whose performance most reviewers felt was carrying far more weight than the material deserved.
“Insurgent opens new horizons of repetitiveness, dramatic shapelessness, self-seriousness and a generalized oppressiveness.”
Joe Morgenstern·The Wall Street Journal
“With its repeat itinerary, Insurgent is less a sequel than a remake. The movie has an ordinary middle-chapter scenario, and less The Empire Strikes Back than Attack of the Clones.”
Richard Corliss·Time
“Woodley herself almost single-handedly saves these films from being just another overwrought dystopian nightmare.”
Susan Wloszczyna·RogerEbert.com
“Even with breathless chases, strong design components and dazzling effects, the story's organizing principle — the faction system that divides society into five groups based on personality — grows less compelling as Insurgent proceeds.”
Sheri Linden·The Hollywood Reporter
Genres
Action, Adventure, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorRobert Schwentke
StarringShailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Kate Winslet, Ansel Elgort
ComposerJoseph Trapanese
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