One of the First to Follow the Book

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2012)

The main reason I had given this movie such a high rating was for the sole fact that it had followed the book, The Hunger Games so well. Most stories, for instance, The Lightning Thief, were very well written but once the movie came into play, it was incredibly rushed and done very poorly, skipping many crucial details.
With The Hunger Games, the book and movie were practically identical. The details that were in the book were portrayed in the movie almost exactly how I had pictured them to be when I had first read the book.
However one thing that had disappointed me in the movie, was some of the acting. Jennifer Lawrence's acting was spot on, just how Katniss was portrayed in the book. But one big character, that I wish was in the spotlight more and had acted more like himself, was Woody Harrelson (Haymitch). In most of the book, Haymitch was a crazy alcoholic that didn't really care about being their to mentor Peeta and Katniss, but instead, just for the alcohol. The only time I saw the real Haymitch was when they were riding the train to the Capitol. Other than that, he looked like a normal human would, and I was disappointed by that.
Overall, this movie was good, and I definitely recommend seeing it. Especially if you read the books.