Great movie, does the book justice

Rating: 7/10 (23 March 2012)

Yesterday, I saw the midnight premiere of The Hunger Games and I have to say this movie did not disappoint. The action sequences were good, and the story line was almost exactly the same as the book, probably because Suzanne Collins co-wrote the screenplay. The best performances in this movie came from Woody Harrelson as a drunk trainer, Stanley Tucci as a slightly gay commentator and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. The only problem I had was this movie was some of the characters weren't developed enough, or at least I felt that way. For example, Cato said three things then died. Also, the great Claudius Templesmith only said a few words and mostly just was a shadow under Ceaser Flickerman the whole movie. Hopefully this movie will succeed and become the next Harry Potter.