A very good adaptation

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2012)

After having read the books, I was very much looking forward to this movie. I must say, it did not disappoint me. The acting was good, the sets and costume design very well done, especially in the Capitol. It also did quite a good job following the book, while also doing a good job of making it available to those who hadn't read the books. People will complain about some characters being omitted, but these characters were very minor in the overall story-arch, and were necessary omissions to keep the movie at an acceptable length. In my opinion, the only real problem with this movie is the excessive use of shaky-cam. It was quite distracting at times, and usually was quite pointless. 9/10