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A powerful movie about family, love, faith and being found. The story of Sudanese refugees comes to life with grace, humor, and dignity.

Levels of intensity and violence push the PG-13 boundaries, but the film is competent considering it's another teen dystopian adaptation.

Has a fabulously talented cast with authentic-feeling relationships. So what's the downside to this film? It is wildly inappropriate.

As with the best screwball comedies of the past, the magic here lies in the sharp witty banter between the film’s leads.

With fun nods to pop culture and sci-fi classics, it’s a fast-paced, high-action story that takes no prisoners.

Brother-sister reconciliation story goes to some dark places, and doesn't allow viewers to laugh all of them off.

When a religiously-themed film has no agenda towards evangelism or secularism, it’s amazing how legitimately thought-provoking it can be.

Superhero movies are usually oh-so-serious, but what makes this one work so well is a funny, fast-and-loose style and clever soundtrack.

As well-made a faith-based movie as you're likely to see, with the professional polish you'd expect from a studio-backed film like this.

The pacing is sluggish, the storytelling predictable. Compared to the original, it's pretty inferior in the inspiration department, too.

Plays like an inside joke, offering moments of diversion and offbeat humor but never amounting to anything more than a curiosity.

Not as memorable as fellow 2014 foodie film Chef, but it’s hard to find any major flaws in it. Predictable, but well-played.

Every cliché is covered, and there are plot holes big enough to drive a tank through, but it's all about the spectacle and effects.

After a promising start, the story lets Wright down in the end by losing the human-interest angle and growing less fascinating visually.

A parent-friendly thriller that allows a young audience to think about complex ideas and core human values for the first time.