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But most agree that stars Shailene Woodley and Theo James deliver solid performances in the first movie of what is set to be a series of movies based on the books by Veronica Roth.

Check out what the critics are saying about "Divergent" in our quick roundup below.

It's also an idea that loses much of its potency in the movie adaptation, as director Neil Burger struggles to fuse philosophy, awkward romance and brutal action. Even with star Shailene Woodley delivering the requisite toughness and magnetism, the clunky result is almost unrelentingly grim. Dystopia can be presented in dynamic ways, but this iteration of it is, above all, no picnic for the audience. —Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter

Thankfully, Woodley makes for more than uncertain enough of a hero to add detail and meaning to the implosion of this world. Not unlike "The Hunger Games" actress Jennifer Lawrence, there's little artifice to her performance, and the mundane honesty of her reactions create a believability that the world would otherwise lack. As Four, meanwhile, James manages the considerable accomplishment of seeming like a real grown-up man rather than a teenage girl's image of a dreamy boy, and he makes the character's transformation from hardass to collaborator seem natural, if inevitable. —Todd Gilchrist, The Playlist

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. Blame it on burdensome ...

In one of the strongest episodes since the mid-season break, "The Walking Dead" caught up with Carol, Tyreese and the assorted littles last night, with bloody and heartbreaking results.

Tween sketch case Lizzie finally brought her crazy right out in the open, killing her little sister, Mika, so that she could reanimate as a pint-sized walker with the world's most ineffective ponytail. Carol, realizing the depths of Lizzie's lunacy, brought her out into a flowered field and shot the girl while her back was turned.

She also confessed to Tyreese that she had been the one to kill Karen and David, pushing a gun across the table and telling him to do what he had to. He forgave her, and now Tyreese, Carol and Judith are on the road once more: leaving behind two tiny graves, carrying the heavy weight of even more trauma and loss.

Or maybe that's just the several thousand pecans they shelled during their stay at "The Grove."

Which leaves us to ask certain questions, namely:

1. Which moment wins your vote for the episode's most disturbing? The emergence of a herd of char-broiled walkers was the least horrifying thing that happened last night, reminding us once again that in the world of "The Walking Dead," it's the living who pose the most potent threat.

From Lizzie's deranged smile as she fed the walker on the train tracks to Carol's steady hand as she shot a sobbing child in the back of the head, there was no shortage of deeply scary scenes from which to pick a superlative one... ...

Justin Bieber isn't letting his recent string of legal woes get him down. In fact, he has a whole new outlook on life — or at least that's what a new track from him leads us to believe.

Over the weekend, Bieber posted a 15-second clip of the song, "Life Is Worth Living," on Instagram. The hopeful ballad shows off Bieber's smooth vocals as he croons, "Life is worth living/ So live another day."

Though we can't say for sure, we could speculate that the new track might be about his reportedly rekindled romance with Selena Gomez. The pair were spotted earlier this month in Gomez's home state of Texas, where they grabbed dinner with friends, hit up a local Starbucks and had steamy dance rehearsal for ... something.

The song's positive vibe is a change for Bieber, whose previous track, surfaced in February and saw the 20-year-old taking aim at the media and the haters.

But Bieber made time for more than just music: The pop star added some new ink to his collection as well. He posted (and later deleted) a photo of the tattoo on his right arm, which strongly resembles famed street artist Banksy's "Balloon Girl."

The official Instagram account for the British artist later posted a photo of Bieber — who has made his love for graffiti art no secret — with the caption, "Controversial."

Marc Webb's web-shooting days have an end in sight.

The filmmaker responsible for the first two "Amazing Spider-Man" films will be back for the third movie in the series, but not the fourth. He confirmed as much in an interview with The Daily Beast, saying that he wants to be involved in "Amazing Spider-Man 4" as a consultant, but not as the director.

"I've had so much fun doing it," he said, "but after the third movie, it'll be time to find something else."

Given that "The Amazing Spider-Man 3" still hasn't even entered production, losing Webb is a future problem — but not that far into the future. It's worth wondering who could replace him when the time comes. With that in mind, here are a few candidates we'd want to see behind the lens for "The Amazing Spider-Man 4."

Paul Feig
He's responsible for some of the funniest movies of the past few years: "Bridesmaids" and "The Heat." In the latter movie, he showed he knows his way around a fast-paced action movie, without sacrificing laughs along the way. And if it opens up the door for Melissa McCarthy to do a gender-swapped J. Jonah Jameson, then I am all for it.

Drew Goddard
Goddard is already attached to write and possibly direct Sony's planned "Sinister Six" movie; the studio should consider refocusing Goddard's efforts on a fourth "Spider-Man" movie. His previous directorial outing, "Cabin in the Woods," proved the man's sense of humor and his eye for high-flying thrills and action. He's the perfect pick to tackle a ...

It's back! MTV's fifth-annual Musical March Madness tournament tips off today, as 64 bands and artists begin the quest for the championship.

Of course, only one will reign supreme ... and, after announcing his shocking retirement from competition, we know it won't be 2013 champ Ed Sheeran. Which means that this year's tournament is truly up for grabs: Are perennial powerhouses like Paramore or Thirty Seconds To Mars finally ready take home that title? Can Tokio Hotel become the first band to win two #MMM championships? Or will 2014 belong to upstarts like Fall Out Boy or Imagine Dragons?

Did Your Favorites Make The #MMM Cut? Find Out Now!

Actually, it could be anybody's year; for the first time, we asked the fans to decide the artists that would compete for the 2014 title, by tweeting their picks @MTVNews using the hashtag #MMM ... and their suggestions help shape the best field in #MMM history.

Truly, the 2014 tournament has it all: heavyweights like Linkin Park, the Black keys and Foo Fighters, up-and-coming talents like Lorde, the 1975, Bastille and 5 Seconds Of Summer, and a whole lot of first timers, including Bring Me The Horizon, A Day To Remember, We Are The In Crowd and Haim.

Oh, and thanks to your picks, this year's tournament also marks the first time a pair of unsigned bands will compete, as both Mikey Way's Electric Century and fashion-rockers Read More →

Chris Pine pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges in New Zealand on Monday morning (March 17), two weeks after police pulled him over following a wrap party for the "Star Trek" actor's upcoming movie, "Z for Zachariah."

According to People, Pine was fined $79 and had his New Zealand driver's license suspended for six months during the hearing in Ashburton District Court. Pine, 33, landed there after getting pulled over on March 1 and he told officers he'd had four vodka drinks at the "Zachariah" cast party.

A test showed that Pine's blood-alcohol level was 0.11 percent, which is just over the country's legal limit of 0.08 percent. During the hearing, Pine was silent while his lawyer entered the plea and told the judge the actor acknowledged he'd made a mistake in driving that night. The lawyer also said that Pine had suffered emotionally and professionally and that the negative publicity could impact some of his future acting gigs.

Following the arrest, the bar where the party was held, the Blue Pub in Methven, released a statement in which it said that Pine "did not appear to staff to be intoxicated to a level where intervention might have been warranted."

In addition to "Zachariah," Pine is will be seen later this year alongside Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep and Anna Kendrick in the big-screen adaptation of 
 playing Cinderella's Prince.