Not worth the hype

Rating: 2/10 (24 March 2012)

Went today with my two daughters (12 and 4). My 12 year old said she thought it was OK but that it was slow. For me, it is one of the worst movies of my lifetime. The plot is weak. The storyline develops into a very slow climax. The film set is boring with very weak lighting. The camera is shaky to the extent that it can make you dizzy - a similar feeling to that when you take a ride on a bus that takes winding roads up and down a hillside. The female lead (Jennifer Lawrence) has acted well, though. For the first and last time, we got drawn into seeing the movie based on the marketing and hype that built up into a crescendo. I would not recommend seeing this movie in a theatre. Wait for the DVD copy or for the movie to be shown on TV maybe 6 months or a year down the line.