Shailene Woodley Becomes Hollywood's Newest Heroin In 'Divergent'

As Hollywood's newest sci-fi epic 'Divergent' premieres in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (March 18th), audiences finally get to see if the adaptation of Veronica Roth's novel can hang as the next female heroin movie franchise.

The Neil Burger-directed movie follows the recent trend of hugely successful film franchises such as 'Twilight' and The Hunger Games' as it follows a young women's journey to becoming the heroin of the story, and Shailene Woodley is tasked with that responsibility.

Also joining the 22 year-old as stars of 'Divergent' are, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Jai Courtney Ansel Elgort and Miles Teller, plus many more.

Watch the 'Divergent' teaser trailer here

The plot follows a teenage girl named Beatrice "Tris" Prior (Woodley) and centers around her extraordinary circumstances, as she becomes aware that there is no one else like her

In a futuristic Chicago, society is split into five different sectors based on the residents personality traits- Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). But Beatrice is Divergent, meaning she does not belong to any one sector.

On the discovery of this, Tris is hunted down to be exterminated due to a sinister leader who wants absolute total control of the population. But when uncovering a plot against her perfect society, Tris needs to utilize this gift in order to save her loved ones.

Turn to the next page to see what the critics thought

The premise mirrors that of 'Katniss' in the adaptation of Suzanne Collins 'Hunger Games', and with that been a critical and commercial success, what did critic think of Hollywood's latest heroin story?

Watch the 'Divergent' featurette here

So far 'Divergent' has been negatively received by critics, with most noting its inability to successfully adapt onto the big-screen and its bland, predictable content.

"The movie version of Divergent is no divergent. It goes along to get along. It's tame, formulaic and strictly by the book in every sense," Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune comments.

Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine is as equally as unimpressed, as he states, "The film transcends the déjà vu of its borrowed trappings but ironically sacrifices all momentum in favor of a long series of physical tests."

Andre Barker of Variety adds, "Even though it stretches to nearly two-and-a-half hours and concludes with an extended gun battle, by the time "Divergent" ends, it still seems to be in the process of clearing its throat."

Divergent will hit theatres on the 21st March.