Middle good but the beginning and end....

Rating: 3/10 (23 March 2012)

are not true to the book. The item that becomes the most significant symbol in the books and the sign of the rebellion yet to come, is minimized, barely even referred to in the movie. I had higher expectations for such a well-written series. Kudos to the actors for doing a good job with what they were given. The arena scenes were pretty true to the book and amazingly done. I do hope that the second movie rights the wrongs that were done by the screenwriters. If you never read the books, well then it was a great movie. If the movie had 20 extra minutes, it would've been able to address the short-comings that fans of the books would expect.