A good start to a great story.

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2012)

It's unmistakable that this movie will go down as one of the great fantasies of our time; however, there are a few things that must be pointed out. Despite Jennifer Lawrence presenting (in my opinion) the best performance of her life, Gary Ross tried too much and too little at the same time. Diverging from the violent nature of Suzanne Collins' original story put a big damper on the overall feel for the oppression of the Capital (all to keep profits up by keeping the movie PG-13). Overall though, the movie stayed true to the book as any adaptation I've seen prior. The energy output of this all star cast is amazing, despite the lack of "action" in some sequences. All and all, a great movie that begs the question: "What will become of Katniss Everdeen?"