Dull

Rating: 3/10 (21 March 2012)

The Hunger Games - I assume this was directed by those kids who made The Blair Witch Project. This shaky cam film was poorly scripted and terribly shot. How hard is it to get a tripod out and film a nice shot?
Half the film is spent in the quite boring preparation for "The Hunger Games." Several cheesy scenes, weak dialogue and the continuous struggle to make character interesting and/or likable felt too drawn out. Once the games begin we are thrust into a beautiful forest landscape. The camera shots improve and the action begins.
Jennifer Lawrence was fine as the lead, she manages to show enough emotion and shock for someone in her position. She's easy on the eye and quite likable. Stanley Tucci and Elizabeth Banks both overacted horrible characters, Lenny Kravitz channeled a vacant gay man for no reason, Woody was fine and Donald Sutherland sadly has minimal screen time.
Disgusting set design, hideous costumes and poor special effects lather a boring futuristic world. The Hunger Games is weak and borrows heavily from other films and books.
This film is 100% better than Twilight. 2/10