Did not live up to the hype

Rating: 6/10 (7 April 2012)

Maybe it was just that my expectations were too high but I was disappointed. The story was not all that novel but since the main audience for the book was young adult, it probably was new to them. For the movie it may be the same. The authoritarian nature of Animal Farm and Fahrenheit 451 as well as others and the gaming best done in The Running Man.
I have not read the book but my daughter did and explained many things the movie glossed over or omitted. I believe reading the book before watching might have made some things better. The acting overall was nothing special and I hated that Elizabeth Banks was almost unrecognizable under all her make up. Lenny Kravitz was the exception and did great in his role.
The use of shaky cam and close ups during fight scenes was distracting and a trend I intensely dislike. The costumes and colors were evidence that apparently in the future leisure suits would have returned as all the rage.
I wish I had waited to watch this on DVD