Great action, acting, photography and a well-realized vision

Rating: 10/10 (8 April 2012)

I had not read the book but the one I saw it with did and we both loved it. It is one of three more-than-two-hours long movies I've ever seen where I did not once look at my watch. I do not care much for Woody Harrelson but he and Lenny Kravitz were both terrific in their supporting roles and Stanley Tucci, Elizabeth Banks, and Donald Sutherland took the most clichéd characters and each made them special in their own way. As for Jennifer Lawrence, this is one of the few actresses who actually deserves all the hype she's getting. She is terrific. This world creates it worlds well and balances the medieval Roman forum feel with the high-tech gadgets perfectly. I just loved it.