Good for kids

Rating: 5/10 (24 March 2012)

Let me start by saying that I have not read the books. But I have seen lots of great reviews of this film, so I was curious about it.
The fourteen-year-olds next to me in the theater were certainly not disappointed. They were totally into it. But I am older, almost 50, and I almost fell asleep. To me, this movie was like a lame remake of The Running Man. Add the concept of the reluctant hero (like Rambo, who also happens to have a bow), and some really cute kids, and there you go! I also disliked the frequent use of jerky, hand-held camera.
The good? Well, beautiful environments, good acting, nice special FX shots of the future big city, and of course the old hero Donald Sutherland.