After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.
In a packed genre, Jennifer Yuh Nelson's first live action film fails to make its mark. ... The Darkest Minds review – strong cast let down by dystopian tropes In a packed genre, Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s first live action film fails to make…
Drama films. This article is more than 8 years old. Review.The further Ruby travels from custody, the more The Darkest Minds seems like an exercise in recycled teen wish-fulfilment. Our girl gets a Katniss-like makeover involving a flowing…
The environment in which stories like The Hunger Games or Divergent gained followings has changed, and The Darkest Minds has not adapted to survive it. ... It's a promising start, but one that ultimately doesn't quite deliver. The movie's…
