Slow, predictable, inane

Rating: 1/10 (8 March 2014)

I skipped out on this movie right after they decided to "kill her later," as if that idiotic trope hasn't been done to death. Just about everything in this waste of two and a half hours has been done to death. Pathetic script, utterly predictable situations--it seems like every cliché in the book is dragged out and hammered to death.
Jennifer Lawrence has a gorgeous aspect, almost Madonna-like (not THAT Madonna, the Catholic one), and it's a pleasure just watching her in repose. But the role of Katniss is poorly developed, shallow, and gives her nothing to work with. The rest of the cast is dismissible and creates no bond with the audience.
Lots of shots of people running through the woods. Lots of shots of Jennifer Lawrence looking around in fear. The garish colors and costume design provide some visual entertainment, but that's not enough to sustain you for the length of this deadly dull film.