Never gets off the ground

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2012)

So, I am also someone who didn't read the books but still was eager to watch this movie after I saw the trailer and the high ranking it got on different websites.
The first 20 minutes had the most depth for me. You saw Katniss' world and where she came from but all was still very basic. It's gets explained very quickly why they have the Hunger Games and then we see all sorts of weird dressed people. Nobody knows why they are dressed like that and knows anything about that world.
I already read some good reviews (emptygravity for example) who said everything spot on. After a slow start of about 60-70 minutes you still hardly know anything about the characters. You know who mostly wins, who is good at what but it all remains very basic.
Therefore when a tribute dies I did not feel anything. Not anger, compassion or anything as in the movie they are just shells, fillers that you know will die anyway and that's it.
I won't go any further by saying what already has been said. The opinion I have is one I share with Emptygravity. Look up his review, it's spot on!
It's a pity as the movie was entertaining when just lying on the couch watching but there are too many flaws and weird things happening that you start to wonder if this really is all the story they have in a book- based-movie.
The movie just never pulled me in, it never gets off the ground and in the end it just wasn't convincing enough to leave me thinking when the movie was done.
Pity. A missed chance.