Review: Sci-fi tale 'Voyagers' crashes and burns
It wants to be "Lord of the Flies" in space, but Neil Burger's story isn't even "Maze Runner"-quality
Adam Graham
The fate of the human race has been placed in the hands of a bunch of teenagers in "Voyagers," a buffoonish story about the nature of man with the behavioral insight of an issue of Highlights for Children.
Director Neil Burger ("Divergent") steers this ship like he's come up with something profound about society, conflict and man's instinct. Rather it's "Lord of the Flies" in space, minus the wisdom or understanding of William Golding's novel, replaced by silliness and a cast that is not up to the task of its storytelling.