This August looks decidedly barren when it comes to movies in this genre so The Darkest Minds could make a big impression on audiences when it hits on August 3.
Instead, this looks like a more ground-level examination of kids trying to deal with changes in their bodies (the allegory is strong with this one), and that alone makes The Darkest Minds quite different from other superpower-oriented projects that have debuted on the big screen in recent years.
Right off the bat, it’s easy to see how much The Darkest Minds has in common with comic book movie franchises like X-Men.
Unlike movies like X-Men: Apocalypse or Deadpool, this film doesn’t feature tights or elaborate costumes or jets that surface from underneath basketball courts.