Mini-review: The Giver

Another in the seemingly endless stream of teen coming of age stories set in futuristic dystopias - where the lead character turns out to be the special one who has to fulfil some kind of destiny.

Usually, they are a bit of a grab bag of various elements from Orwell, Campbell and Huxley - and this one is no different (it adds a touch of Logan's run for good measure).  But it does have some visual tricks up its sleeve, doesn't over stay its welcome, and the cast do a competent job. If you had to see one of these type of films, you could do worse. It is better than The Hunger Games, for example, the category definer for this genre.