The Darkest Minds

THE GIST: A sudden outbreak of a mysterious disease wipes out 98% of children worldwide, with the survivors developing unexplained superpowers that frighten the adult population. As a result, they and all young adults born in the future are locked up in camps with the intent of keeping them under control and possibly cure them. Ruby is among the few who decides to escape and fight back, in order to regain her freedom.

The Darkest Minds tinkers with concepts familiar to any X-Men fan out there, and as such is hardly original, but it manages to be fairly entertaining.

Up-and-coming Amandla Stenberg stars in the lead, flanked by Harris Dickinson, Skylan Brooks, Miya Cech, Patrick Gibson, Mandy Moore, Bradley Whitford, and Gwendoline Christie.

THE BOTTOM LINE: An easily digestible action flick with some fantasy elements sprinkled in. Not bad.

Grade: 6