Quite often 2 very similar films are released close together, for example Deep Impact and Armageddon, or last years Olympus has Fallen and White House Down.
The latest teen fiction novel to be turned into a movie, The Giver is a story of a fenced in society where emotions are removed, and everyone is told how to live and what their jobs will be. Sound Familiar? There are so many similarities to Divergent, one of favorite films of this year, even down to the choosing ceremony. The problem this film has is that it is nowhere near as good as it's predecessor and with the much anticipated Hunger Games third film out soon, this is just not in the same league.
The story and concept are interesting, and the acting is passable, had this not had such movies to judge it against I might have enjoyed it more, but the standard is high, and this fails to live up to it 6/10
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