Xavier Gens’ adaptation of Albert Sánchez Piñol’s novel of the same name leans heavily, to its detriment, on a Man Versus Man conflict that never quite pays off

[xrr rating=1.5/5]In Xavier Gens’ post-apocalyptic horror thriller The Divide we learn that humans are inherently evil creatures who, when stripped of comforts and the tenuous guidelines of society, have no problem degrading and subjugating not only other people, but themselves as well. It’s a point the film uses its interminable 121 minute runtime to hammer home, an eternity of beatings, …