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2012
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2.0
And as abridgments go, they dont get much more skillful than this one.
Av Club
2.0
But thats a dubious triumph: A book is a book and a movie is a movie, and whenever the latter merely sets about illustrating the former, its a failure ..
Av Club
4.5
Lastly, theres Jeffrey Wright as Beetee, a great actor wasted in a small part as the egghead tribute.
Den Of Geek
4.5
Ross doesnt mess about: were introduced to characters knowing full well were about to watch them die, horribly.
Den Of Geek
2.0
The good news now coming out of Panem, both for those who already know just how brutal the Games become and those who are new to the dystopian tale, i ..
EW
3.8
The Hunger Games is an effective entertainment, and Jennifer Lawrence is strong and convincing in the central role.
Rogerebert
5.0
The Hunger Games is violent, but in a heartbreaking way that will both make audiences think and count the days until Catching Fire is in theaters.
Common Sense Media
1.5
Helen OHara, Empire The drama and tone are powerful and effective and Lawrence makes an exceptionally charismatic heroine, but an almost total lack of ..
Indie Wire
4.0
Even the seemingly derivative central concept is infused with enough original ideas that the story feels mostly fresh and involving even when build up ..
We Got This Covered
3.5
If the experience of reading Collinss novel is one of being inside a horrifyingly brutal reality television show, the experience the film adaptation o ..
4.0
A very solid adaptation that will send many a rabid reader over the moon, The Hunger Games is more notable for the holes it doesnt fall into than the ..
4.5
Sadly, theres a sense of familiarity that The Hunger Games cant completely shake off.
Screen Daily
4.5
The Hunger Games was consistently an incongruous mix of serious and silly, of teen romance and sci fi cautionary tale.
Screen Daily
1.5
And Hutcherson, playing Katnisss close confidant Peeta, cant bring much passion to a drab part.)
Screen Daily
4.5
But because the film is paced so languidly, theres no sense of urgency.
Collider
4.5
Propaganda can romanticize the Mockingjay, but theres also ugliness in civil war, and the director doesnt shy away from it.
Collider
4.5
But where is the pervasive, lingering sense of loss.Where is the horror
Vulture
4.0
The survival story retains its vitality, but what lies underneath is stunted.At the center of things most of the time, Lawrence remains compelling all ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
YA novel to screen adaptations rarely get it right the first time see Potter, Harry but The Hunger Games is a welcome (and seriously kickass) exceptio ..
4.2
Marquee names and talents aside, it is Lawrences performance that separates The Hunger Games from other Young Adult novels with cult followings.
Paste Magazine
4.0
Even with the odds stacked against it, The Hunger Games turned out to be a pretty fantastic piece of sci fi cinema that rides a very fine line between ..
IGN
4.4
(Hilarious and heartfelt.What makes Prime a winner is the way writer director Ben Younger blends raucous laughs with touching gravity.
E Film Critic
4.0
Here, the battle scenes are competently done at best but lack the finesse and excitement that a master of the genre like Walter Hill or Luc Besson mig ..
E Film Critic
5.0
The Hunger Games is an essential science fiction film for our times; perhaps the essential science fiction film of our times.Whatever your age, it dem ..
Telegraph
3.5
Rees story, however, was set in the present, while Katniss tale unfolds in a bleak future where a nation called Panem exists where the United States o ..
3.8
Just as it was a splendid premise for a trilogy of young adult novels.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
Having District 11 violently rebel and riot just didnt feel right to me.
The Young Folks
4.0
As thrilling and smart as it is terrifying. There have been a number of big gun literary series brought to screen over the past decade. This slays the ..
4.0
With The Hunger Games, its a distinct pleasure to sing about all of the places the masterful translation went right.
Cinema Blend
5.0
Its a true shot to the heart!.The Hunger Games, the highly anticipated movie based on the best selling teen novel, is as tough spirited as fans would ..
Ny Daily News
4.0
Maybe THE HUNGER GAMES is going to be the one young adult franchise that really lives up to the hype.Thankfully, its no TWILIGHT meaning that future i ..
JoBlo
4.0
It also helps that director Gary Ross creates a very visceral and exciting chapter in this expected franchise for her to exist in.
JoBlo
4.0
While The Hunger Games is not a non stop fight to the death action film, it succeeds at being something even more interesting a fascinating and distur ..
Screen Rant
4.4
Thats the marvel of The Hunger Games, a film that transforms a popular work of teen fiction not just by faithfully exploring its themes but, more impo ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
Hunger Games deserves every bit of the big pile its bound to make, and deserves to be a successor in the popular imagination to the Potter and Twiligh ..
Philly
3.1
There is teen angst, there is teen romance, and something that smells like teen spirit.But it also smells very much like a movie with money on its min ..
Philly
5.0
This adrenaline pumping drama of survival is the most engaging thriller since Avatar.
Spirituality And Practice
5.0
And yet, at the risk of indulging in tired, pointless debates about page versus screen, it is impossible for this movie to ever hope to match the fury ..
Village Voice
2.0
And it acceptably serves as entertainment for the masses, as the action scenes are well choreographed and complement the books in tone.
Sover
2.0
Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem.
Blu Ray
3.1
They may be lambs to the slaughter, but theyll at least be fashionable ones.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
But, while teen and tweenie femmes are the primary target audience, the adventure of the gladiatorial games will appeal to the guys, too.
2.0
But, while teen and tweenie femmes are the primary target audience, the adventure of the gladiatorial games will appeal to the guys, too.
2.5
Its an exciting, dynamic interlude that stands in stark contrast to the dreary nature of everything preceding it, with the movie subsequently building ..
Reel Film Reviews
4.0
We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video Rarely does a blockbuster ..
The Times
3.0
They reflect badly on all of us.Lawrence is the best thing in this film.
Lariat
2.0
It feels like it was made for grown ups, even though it probably wasnt.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
The dystopian design is also inspired, in a surprisingly serious franchise start up that will please fans of the books and newcomers alike.
Radio Times
3.5
The notion of violence as entertainment warrants thematic exploration in the much hyped big screen adaptation of The Hunger Games.
Screen It
2.0
Theres an ironic message at the centre of The Hunger Games, a satirical futurist fable about a state run TV talent show with a twist.The gimmick is a ..
Independent
4.4
For all its compromises, The Hunger Games is a zeitgeist movie that captures the spirit of a soul sucking age in which ego easily trumps common cause.
Rolling Stone
4.0
That the games are a reality TV show adds a sharp edge to the story.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
4.0
A few issues aside, The Hunger Games is an exciting, intelligent and beautifully designed sci fi thriller with a terrific central performance from Jen ..
View London
3.5
Its a promising pilot for a franchise with potential to be something more than mere entertainment.
News Day
3.0
Ross manages to keep the pacing remarkably swift, given that the games themselves dont start until halfway through the 144 minute running time.
Cs Monitor
3.1
The Hunger Games may be derivative, but it is engrossing and at times exciting.
New York Post
4.5
The fact that its kids committing the mayhem gives The Hunger Games its kick, and also raises troubling moral issues.
Film Journal International ..
4.5
The Hunger Games reflects a weird kind of post ironic accommodation: it doesnt read as satire in quite the same way.
The Guardian
3.5
Whether this will disappoint those devoted to the novel is anyones guess, but its not great filmmaking.
Az Central
3.8
It may be that a pop franchise with this much profit potential is too valuable for any movie version to take chances.
Boston
3.5
Better to be safe than sorry when you have a money spinning franchise at stake.
Smh
3.5
The whole film, while adequate and entertaining, feels altogether too safe.
Mountain X
4.5
But as everyone keeps saying, May the odds be ever in your favor.
Npr
4.0
That excitement is necessary, but on its own its not enough to make a satisfying adventure.
Star Tribune
3.0
Its a pleasure to report that The Hunger Games is a youth oriented tale, which is intelligent, intriguing, and ambitious in the best sense of these te ..
Emanuellevy
2.0
The Hunger Games is not, as I thought when I heard the title, a nostalgic docu drama on the 1948 London Olympics back in the first post war age of aus ..
Guardian
4.0
The Hunger Games is a very enjoyable futurist adventure, presented with a compelling, beady eyed intensity.
Guardian
4.0
The Hunger Games is that rarest of beasts: a Hollywood action blockbuster that is smart, taut and knotty.
Guardian
3.8
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Q Network
4.0
The first blockbuster of 2012: The Hunger Games is a sci fi adventure that will leave teens hungry for more The Hunger Games (12A) Verdict: First bloc ..
Daily Mail
1.5
Most of the concept has been nothing but hype that leads in to narrative thats entertaining in its own right, but is nowhere near being a masterpiece.
Cinema Crazed
1.5
Its a cannily crafted entertainment that refers to ideas without actually possessing any, beyond an all purpose populism that could appeal just as eas ..
Salon
4.5
The Hunger Games is pretty solidly cast from top to bottom, but its Lawrence who carries the whole film on her sturdy shoulders.
Slate
4.0
The Hunger Games Emma Simmonds 21 March 2012 Adaptation that successfully transcends its teen fiction origins, with excellent cast and direction A dys ..
Flim List
4.5
The good news is that having no prior knowledge of this smart and occasionally brutal though not overly graphic tale doesnt stop it from being a winne ..
Eye For Film
4.5
Its exciting, edgy and unpredictable and leaves its audience well satisfied as it waits for the next installment.
4.5
Plus, its bizarrely edited and too often photographed with a shaky cam, like a docu drama.
Susang Ranger
3.1
This futuristic tale of teenage violence is so not my kind of movie that I approached it grudgingly, so imagine my surprise when I ended up being tota ..
Observer
4.0
What you will be served, though, is stern entertainment (save for Elizabeth Banks and Stanley Tucci clowning it up) that never stops moving and keeps ..
Movies
4.0
For two hours and 22 minutes, I dont think I breathed once, because Hunger Games is brutal and not for the reasons you expect.
Movies
1.5
Making an exciting movie out of The Hunger Games should not have been that hard.
New Yorker
4.5
Walls are raised, children segregated from mothers as war creeps up.
The New Indian Express
3.8
Its a very introspective story for all of the characters, and accordingly the pace is fairly slow and the tone is generally quite subdued.
Mr Brown Movies
4.0
It will be curious to see how audiences react to The Hunger Games, because it is not your typical tentpole blockbuster.
Bullz-Eye
4.5
omehow, some way, the core of what makes books such sharp satire and such enthralling adventure was retained... snt better than or worse than the nove ..
Flickfilosopher
4.0
Nonetheless, thanks to fast cutting and coy camera angles, The Hunger Games just about manages to remain within the family enclosure.Little blood is s ..
The Irish Times
5.0
Given that, The Hunger Games feels long, and cant fully justify filling more than two hours time.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
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Blogs Indie Wire
3.0
The rare blockbuster thats as smart as it is spectacular, The Hunger Games offers a full meal and still makes you want to go back for more.
Blogs Indie Wire
4.5
Theres betrayal, there are discoveries, theres violence and theres cruelty.
Deccan Chronicle
3.5
This is actually very entertaining and well done, with a stellar cast.
Tony Medley
2.0
Everything about The Hunger Games is a rehash.If not for Jennifer Lawrences ever commanding performance, there would be no redeeming value for a movie ..
Coles Mithey
4.0
Fans of the book should like it while movie fans should enjoy the bizarre costumes and action scenes.
3.5
This is also where the relationship between the two well cast leads really starts to gel and pay off and their star crossed lovers angle starts to win ..
4.5
Given such wildly disparate parts (one scene suggests Little House on the Prairie invaded by Stormtroopers), the look doesnt entirely cohere, though a ..
Variety
3.8
Straight arrow shooting Katniss makes a compelling feminist hero, and Lawrences emotionally resonant performance delivers.
Groucho Reviews
3.0
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity ..
Hit Fix
4.4
For this reason, it gives me great pleasure to say that The Hunger Games gets it exactly right.
Aisle Seat
3.5
But Hunger Games is smarter than most fiction aimed at young adults, and it isnt afraid to explore the dark, bloody terrain of a society thats willing ..
Movie Habit
3.5
...turns out to be a pleasing mix of throwback sci fi and modern cultural critique.
Ner Dist
4.4
On the plus side, this is Lawrences movie as much as it is Katniss tale.
Movies Tv Guide
3.5
The Hunger Games strength is not its social critique rather, its an exhilarating sense of a character learning to control her own destiny.
The Age
3.0
The basic ideas could have been cleverer if not for the futurism spin.
4.4
Happily, The Hunger Games is not only faithful enough to the book to make its fans happy, but is also entertaining enough on its own to please newcome ..
Three Movie Buffs
2.0
Unlike the 2000 Japanese film Battle Royale (an adaptation of a novel with a similar premise), The Hunger Games lacks a compelling raison detreits not ..
Abc
3.8
Lawrence is rarely off screen for the riveting two plus hours of The Hunger Games, and the camera loves her.
Kansas City
4.0
The Hunger Games is enthralling from beginning to end, science fiction that has depth and intelligence to match its pulse racing entertainment value.
Digital Spy
3.8
Yet The Hunger Games serves as an often riveting, occasionally underwhelming chronicle of a competition forcing teenagers to kill each other, and the ..
Red Eye Chicago
3.0
Grade: A The movie version of The Hunger Games is already overloaded with too many expectations and questions: Will it be faithful to the book.Will it ..
Cleve Land
2.5
Funny that a movie called The Hunger Games would gorge itself on fan service until it choked on its own source material.Those whove read Suzanne Colli ..
Screen Crush
1.0
Fletcher has fashioned a deft, likeable addition to a crowded genre, the cockney comedy thriller. It will be good to see how he fares when he moves on ..
Ft
3.1
Liam Hemsworth (2010s The Hunger Games should please fans, but leave them wondering what an alternate version might have looked like that wasnt afraid ..
Dustin Put Man
4.4
As a piece of speculative science fiction rather than a documentary like slice of contemporary life The Hunger Games resonates less deeply than Winter ..
Larsen On Film
4.4
The Hunger Games is a dark and engaging action/drama laced with social critique and dystopian sci fi.
Christianity Today
4.0
Its about one young woman who is strong and smart and single minded enough to overcome the odds.In other words: if you must pick a team, make it Team ..
The Arts Desk
3.5
The Hunger Games presents a stylised portrait of a future where mankind has lost its humanity and how the human spirit is able to overcome the direst ..
Matts Movie Reviews
3.0
Its more like the dawn of a genre fluidly melding old fashioned romanticism with intelligent social commentary.
Patriot Ledger
3.8
The film is about the best possible Hunger Games adaptation you could want while satisfying a mass audience.
Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
1 of 8 View Caption In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen in a scene from The Hunger Games, opening on Fr I ..
Sltrib
2.0
It wastes no time getting started and youll be quickly immersed into this strange world.
The Film Pie
3.8
Jennifer Lawrence is Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games..Credit: Lionsgate With the Harry Potter franchise gone and the last drop of blood about to ..
Js Online
3.8
With the prerelease buzz through the roof, this film is all but critic proof, but parents dragging their tweenage daughters out to see this should be ..
Movie Crypt
4.5
The Hunger Games Synopsis Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sisters place to enter the games, and is forced to rely upon her ..
Movie Web
4.5
It is more than mere Hollywood adaptation, it is a work of art on multiple levels with fantastic technical elements and some of the best performances ..
Hollywood Chicago
4.5
Highly entertaining material with the power to tap into your deepest sentiments. Do we have the next big film franchise here Undoubtedly. And, best of ..
Shockya
5.0
And, similarly, it will leave audiences quite desperate for the next chapter in this thrilling, dystopian fantasy epic.
Sky
4.0
Yet those are minor blemishes in a film which deserves high marks for its creativity, intelligence and flair.
Sbs
4.5
Overall, its a change that doesnt take away from what we love about the books.
Solzy At The Movies
3.0
Not so, for this tale is above such cringe worthy histrionics, delivering surprising substance and maturity, and, as a result, packing more punch.
The Shiz Nit
3.3
Do your worst, Hunger Games fans.Would somebody please pass the carrots
Crave Online
3.0
Derivative and overlong for sure, The Hunger Games still has just enough bite for teens likely to find Battle Royale a little too unwieldy.The Hunger ..
What Culture
5.0
But even those who have never opened the book should find it an exhilarating action film with a heart.
Mercury News
3.8
This young adult audience will undoubtedly cheer on the huntress heroine of The Hunger Games, taken from the first installment in Suzanne Collins Hung ..
Bitly
3.0
Unfortunately this makes Katnisss quest for survival increasingly dull at the very moment it should be at its most exciting.
Scots Man
3.0
Suzanne Collins bleak killathon novel offers teen wars, teen romance and a bit of teen spirit from Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), the stubborn ..
Scots Man
2.5
Ultimately, The Hunger Games is not a bad film, just a fairly bland one.
Scene Stealers
2.0
Now the position is reversed; adults are forced to regress, and if they cant, or wont, the blockbuster experience can seem very empty indeed.The Hunge ..
The Ooh Tray
4.0
The Hunger Games comes most alive during the long yet briskly paced lead up to the start of the match.
Or Lando Weekly
5.0
The Hunger Games would have been a lusterless production without her.
reason
4.0
While a shaky cam approach instils an urgency and sense of tempo, the action is often left a little lacking.
Scifi Now
2.0
perhaps the most engaging action movie protagonist in recent years Am I glad I saw The Hunger Games Yes. But Im not eager to see it again.
Decent Films
4.4
To that must now be added The Hunger Games.The first of an expected three films based on the phenomenal trilogy by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games i ..
Scifi Movie Page
4.0
Though the picture is twoand a half hours long, it feels earned; the story is epic, and never boring.
Streaming Quickflix
2.0
In The Hunger Games its both a feast of cheesy spectacle and a famine of genuine feeling, except for the powerfuland touchingly vulnerablepresence of ..
Wsj
3.5
The Hunger Games is nourishing entertainment.Its a riveting adaptation of the first of Suzanne Collins trio of celebrated novels.
Tony Mack
3.5
The Hunger Games has as much to say about oppressive politics and the bloodthirsty, heartless media as it does about the internal struggle among the c ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
3.5
The only difference, really, is that The Hunger Games is actually worth watching.
Concrete Play Ground
1.5
The forest is the essential setting for The Hunger Games and there is a lot of tracking through the trees.
New Republic
5.0
People regularly complain that films cant be both entertaining and clever.The Hunger Games exists to prove them wrong.
Future Movies
5.0
And this is where The Hunger Games nails its thematic importance.
Cinema Sight
4.0
Ross shoots the action with kinetic editing and fast cutting designed to soften the blow, but crucially it isnt softened too much, even if its a tad i ..
Fan The Fire Magazine
2.0
Put it another way: If they made books out of movies, this Hunger Games would never see print.LIST: The All TIME 100 Movies
Entertainment Time
3.1
An introductory parade on horse drawn chariots is quite a spectacle to behold.
Entertainment Spectrum
4.0
Cute as a button, Lawrence also manages to project the quiet strength needed to make Katniss believable.
Media Mikes
5.0
The Hunger Games, though, ramps up the tension when the killing gets started.
Toronto Sun
4.0
The wide net cast by Games may water down its message and dull the edge a bit, but I was impressed by how much more the movie shares with a film like ..
Daily Film Fix
4.5
Are you hungry yet I hope so because with The Hunger Games you are in for a seven course meal with all the trimmings, guaranteed to satisfy even the m ..
3.5
The movie version of The Hunger Games is really good at one thing: It works as a futuristic science fiction thriller.
Fw Weekly
4.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh ..
New York Time Out
4.5
The darkness is there, but dark doesnt necessarily mean box office bucks when your main crowd cant even drive to the cinema.
Spectrum Culture
4.0
Director Gary Ross does a great job in bringing the thrilling novel to life in this uncompromising drama.
Johnhanlon Reviews
4.5
But if the movies director, Gary Ross, has qualms about kids killing kids he doesnt share them with the audience.
Vulture
4.0
The great attention to detail in production design transports you to Panem.The phenomenal cast with great chemistry and sincere authentic performances ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
4.0
Given the recent failure of so many big budget films, the odds werent in The Hunger Games favor, either.
Toledo Blade
4.0
Overall though, The Hunger Games is a notable accomplishment, delivering on its source material and capturing the core elements that have helped the b ..
Movies Ign
3.0
What works on the page may not translate to the screen. Thats always been the challenge of bringing a writers vision to the movies. It all comes back ..
Movie Chambers
4.5
Theres a whole bunch of really nice subtle things that they do that they dont feel the need to Broadcast.
Need Coffee
4.5
While Suzanne Collins excellent book is certainly a stronger work, what book isnt better than the film it inspires The film is set in a dystopian futu ..
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
4.0
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Richard Roeper
3.8
The Hunger Games has all the signs of a Twilight style cash grab: long lines of eager fans, adolescents squealing with anticipation, plenty of pre rel ..
Ut Sandiego
3.0
The Hunger Games maintains enough of the novels emotion and romance to satisfy faithful fans while supplying plenty of action to keep the whole audien ..
The Diva Review
4.2
Nothing here feels overdone or undercooked.Its like a delicious meal, perfectly seasoned.
Flixist
4.3
The action in The Hunger Games is often a bit of a jumble its sometimes hard to tell whos coming from where.
Movie Line
3.5
Thus The Hunger Game effectively establishes itself as a drama about the spectacle of violence rather than being a spectacle of violence itself.
Cinema Autopsy
3.0
This means the big moral issues of the film are very black and white, but it should at least be applauded for raising some meaty themes before a teen ..
Standard Net Au
5.0
Battle Royale for sure; Kinji Fukasakus film is deliriously entertaining.The Hunger Games feels like a richer experience.
Bad Ass Digest
2.0
It doesnt leave any room for virtuosity and is about as literal and unsurprising a visual realisation of the story as you can get.
Patrick Nabarro
4.5
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Sfx
1.5
If you havent, it might not.What you will see, instead of a well intentioned ode to anti fascism, is teens murdering teens.
Dwight Brown Ink
3.5
There is a lot bubbling under the surface of the film and audiences will interpret the themes differently but one thing is for sure The Hunger Games i ..
The Popcorn Junkie
3.5
Weve been telling this story for a while now in different forms and modes. . .But The Hunger Games, the books and now the film, have inspired a frenzy ..
The Tyee
4.5
Lawrence takes us along on the ride by giving Katniss a mix of apprehension and sweetness, of adolescent vulnerability and necessary courage, and the ..
Bangkok Post
3.0
x Close What is the Tomatometer.The Tomatometer score based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics is a trusted measurement of cri ..
Google
2.0
Its possible as well to wish someone with a more streamlined and muscular filmmaking style were behind the camera.
Blog Oregonlive
4.5
The world and the situation in which Katniss finds herself are ripe with possibilities for deeper commentary, but so many of those possibilities are d ..
World Socialist Web Site
3.0
The Hunger Games is a triumph in every respect.You should see it.
Movie Juice
3.5
But if you arent, and you can get past the premise even having Donald Sutherland (as President Snow) explain it to his head Gamemaster Seneca (a chara ..
Blogs Houston Press
2.0
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Cinema Phile 2010 Blog Spo ..
4.0
On the whole, though, The Hunger Games is a good movie, a solid introduction to the world of Panem and Katniss Everdeen.It definitely made me want to ..
Cines Nark
4.0
But older youngsters will, of course, love the thrill of the chase and some of the action sequences will, I dare say, have them perched right on the e ..
Birmingham Mail
3.0
The Hunger Games absolutely delivers for its target audience: younger teenagers. To them, it can be highly recommended.
This Is London
2.0
The Hunger Games works as a modestly effective gateway genre film.
Chud
4.5
So I feel qualified to see it as a movie, not just a pop culture phenomenon.
Ma Cleans
3.5
Lawrence is a strong role model for young girls with her characters sacrifice, courage, moral grounding in a world thats lost its own, and will to fig ..
American Profile
3.5
Even though the film plays it safe, is entirely too predictable, and regurgitates common themes like humanity vs. entertainment, it has all the imagin ..
The Reel Deal
3.8
Those unfamiliar with the title should find Games a solid piece of action.
Rss Feeds Usa Today
4.5
... while Battle Royale is good bloody dystopian fun, The Hunger Games has a better, more completely drawn story and interweaving of theme. And it has ..
Movie City News
2.0
This is cutting that doesnt push story forward its just style.Bad style.
Movie City News
4.0
The result feels somewhat compromised: a film built around a grand spectacle of violence, brutality and death, but one that carefully avoids reproduci ..
Bfi
2.0
... Does a more than adequate job of introducing a future world and characters I wont mind revisiting. And it gives you a little to think about while ..
Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
1.5
What the film offers that the book does not are elements of the outside world that readers were not privy to when confined to Katniss head.
Tor.com
3.5
The idea of a future society where the state controls the population through lethal games is familiar from films like Rollerball, The Running Man and ..
Un Cut
2.0
Books in the Hunger Games Series The Hunger Games (Book 1, Hunger Games Trilogy).
Movies About
2.0
But The Hunger Games wants to have its dystopian postapocalyptic nightmare cake and eat it too.
Deads
4.5
So, The Hunger Games, while a great ride of a movie, is also one wrapped around an oddly disquieting message.
Windy City Media Group
3.8
If youre into foreign films and are familiar with the 2000 Japan film, Battle Royale, Hunger Games has almost the same premise, where kids are put tog ..
BlackFilm.com
2.0
But whats possibly more oddly dispiriting about The Hunger Games than its screenplay is that the visual elements of Collinss world are created in such ..
Culture Catch
4.5
Naturally, theres always a question on whos going to be standing last.
5.0
A high attrition rate, splatter flick designed to satiate the bloodlust of kids weaned on gory computer games. The Most Dangerous Game meets Lord of t ..
Aalbc It
4.8
The Hunger Games is the latest ambitious beloved book series turned feature film hoping to follow in the footsteps of Harry Potter and Twilight to bec ..
Jeffreyklyles Word Press
2.0
However, a tween film with something between the ears should be applauded, even it probably shouldnt be fawned over.
4.0
Its all on Katniss shoulders, and Lawrence carries it with quiet grace.
Hollywood Bitch Slap
4.0
Jennifer Lawrences performance in The Hunger Games is a highlight.
Clothes Onfilm
1.5
She doesnt want to fight a dysfunctional future world like a true warrior.
The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
4.5
You have the impressive action sequences, romance that doesnt make you want to hurl and the emotional conflict you expect from a hormonal teenage stor ..
4.5
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4.0
If the setup behind The Hunger Games upsets you, thats a good thing.
Blood Dirtand Angels
2.5
The movies story is told poorly, too slowly and with little momentum.
Steve Silver
4.5
The screen Hunger Games radiates a hot, jumpy energy thats irresistible.
Cbs News
2.0
That makes it braver and more thoughtful than most American adventure movies.
Spu Edu
4.0
But that doesnt play out much in this first movie of a likely Hunger Games trilogy.
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