Better than you would expect

Rating: 8/10 (18 November 2015)

I'm a book reader and I liked the book very much so I had high expectations for this movie. If you think this is another boring teen movie with sci-fi and fantasy elements, you're wrong. The story is pretty interesting and it's also great as an adaptation. While it's not as brutal as the book, it has almost every plot point and book fans will not be disappointed. The story will probably remind you of Battle Royale, but it doesn't make this movie bad. Performances are great and it really feels real. Some people complained about Gary Ross' direction and all that shaky cam. While I'm not the fan of shaky cam, it kinda worked here because it doesn't look like typical sci-fi blockbuster and it gave a more realistic note to the movie and it also helped cover up some more graphic moments in the movie. I didn't really like the visuals and it's still hard for me to believe that the budget was 78 million dollars but I could deal with it. After all, this is a very good and emotional movie and very faithful to it's source material.