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‘Divergent’ like Hunger Games? Not So Much

Divergent -- Rated PG-13 -- 3.5 stars out of 5

I should have known that “Divergent” would be all over the place. I did not read the book and I don’t know if that makes me special or just like everybody else.

Tris (Shailene Woodley from “The Descendants”) is tested to determine which of the five factions she is best suited for. She was raised as Abnegation, who are in control of the government. However, Erudite, a faction led by Jeanine (Kate Winslet from “Labor Day”), wants to take over. When Tris’s test is non-conclusive, she chooses Dauntless to everyone’s surprise.

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