Intriguing plot, boring characters...

Rating: 8/10 (5 June 2012)

The Hunger Games has been hotly tipped to be the new 'Twilight' or 'Harry Potter'. Unfortunately this just doesn't seem to be the case. The film isn't bad it's just that it really hasn't lived up to the hype that has been circulating it for months. I hadn't read the books but I was intrigued by the format, it's different and not like anything else at the moment.
What I like about 'The Hunger Games' is that it really IS refreshingly different! It's not your average teenage novel turned movie; it's actually really quite interesting and it draws you in with the mystery and captivity of it all. It's intriguing to say the least and I found that I had to keep watching it.
Katniss Everdeen (played by Jennifer Lawrence) shows little to no emotion throughout the film. Whether or not she's supposed to be like that is yet to be heard, all I know is that she was incredibly boring to watch. Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark) is only OK and doesn't really bring anything to the film... Liam Hemsworth has been cast as one of the main characters (Gale Hawthorne) yet you see him about three times in the film? He has fewer lines than some of the minor characters and you barely see him at all throughout...
Overall the film was pretty good; it had an all-star cast and an intriguing plot. It was let down by the cast who were really quite boring. It was also massively over hyped which doesn't help when someone is trying to be critical. I'm definitely going to be buying the books, not only because I'm curious to find out what's next but also because I just don't see how you could fashion a good sequel off the back of this film...