Critics are calling the latest 'Divergent' a huge franchise movie failure

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Allegiant

Lionsgate

"The Divergent Series: Allegiant - Part 1."

"The Divergent Series: Allegiant" brings us a step closer to the end of the film adaptations of the popular YA novels by Veronica Roth. And for critics, it can't come soon enough.

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The franchise headed by Shailene Woodley set in a dystopian future is crawling to the finish line with nowhere near the popularity, among critics or audiences, of Lionsgate's other YA franchise, "The Hunger Games."

In "Allegiant," Tris (Woodley) goes beyond the giant wall encircling Chicago to see what's out there.

With only an 11% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of this writing and hitting a franchise low for Thursday box office (weekend projections has it making around $30 million), "Allegiant" is already a certified dud. Few seem interested in going over the wall with Tris.

Here's what critics are saying about it.

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