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Weekend Film Reviews

Divergent

"Divergent" features a strong heroine battling for survival in a dystopian future.

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By Joe Morgenstern • Mar 22, 2014 • 3m Listen

Divergent is a new kind of action adventure based on interminable training, much of it video-game-virtual, for something that happens only near the very end.

Banner image: Shailene Woodley in Divergent

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