Waste of potential.

Rating: 3/10 (4 January 2017)

Most of the criticisms I have for this film are targeted at the book just as much as they are towards the movie (as it's the same story.)
Very minor spoilers.
The idea of The Hunger Games is interesting without a doubt. A broken political system that pitches children from districts against each other to fight overpopulation is great potential for an intriguing story. However, instead of this concept being the main emphasis, the movie chooses to focus mainly on the dull love story between Katniss and Peeta. While watching, I felt a connection to Katniss to some extent (after all, I was rooting for her character to win,) however the forced romantic subplot's impact on the story completely ruined most of the movie's worth for me.
I don't recommend it (or any of its sequels.)