Ok, so no film can truly live up to its source material and should be judged on its own basis. That said, this movie inspired by the book of the same name has all of the fun pop culture references, special effects, and future tech to be a really fun movie. But it fell flat for me in execution of its "plot" . The future never seemed as dystopian or bleak, which in turn made there less distance for the heroine to emerge from. Character development felt rushed and confusing. (Why do I like these characters?) Even a cursory following of the source material would have provided a solid path for the film to build on. I guess it's par the course for most blockbusters, but it didn't have to be.