the film needs to be able to stand on its own and in my opinion, it did not do that. the young actors are decent they do the best they can with what they are given. the movie is a little under 2 hours, but it moves so slow that it seemed a lot longer than it actually was. the actors do a pretty good job, but overall the darkest minds is an absolutely generic young adult film. 1 out of 5 stars for the darkest minds. i hope you enjoyed my review and i hope it helped you decide whether to see the movie or not. 