Worth a watch for Jennifer Lawrence. Nothing else stands out.

Rating: 7/10 (22 September 2012)

Exceptionally cast and brilliantly advertised. Set in a futuristic time when all human rights activists had been wiped out and the world is ruled by fashion designers, we are presented with a story of hope, courage, romance and adventure.
As a reminder of the treason the 12 districts had once conspired, the Capitol enforces each district to send a teen girl and a boy as tributes to take part in the yearly event 'The Hunger Games' where all 24 of them have a death match that is promoted as reality TV. This is the story of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) from District 12 who volunteers in place of her selected sister and she pins hope on her intelligence, maturity and hunting skills.
The movie boasts of super hype from the books, terrific cast and high production values. But what it really has is a wafer thin story line and themes that have been hashed out numerous times. Most characters perform with conviction as they play roles that go through desperation, fear and display of primal instinct. Apart from this, nothing stood out for me. Most of the aspects felt generic like the special effects, background score, screenplay void of any twists etc. With not having read the books, I couldn't see where this plot could ever lead to spawning 3 more sequels.
Lawrence gave her best and is worth watching for her. Nothing else stands out.