Overrated unfortunately

Rating: 6/10 (29 March 2012)

Having read all three books, and finding the story was fantastic, I was hoping for an amazing movie production, bringing the 1st chapter of Suzanne Collins trilogy to a fantastic start...
... Unfortuanately I was to be disappointed, the movie had missed out many key points, and in some areas they where completely changed, making it difficult to understand - even for someone who has read the books. Another unfortunate element to the movie was the acting. In some areas there was special points when I really felt how they where feeling, but most of the time I could not connect with them, making the film less enjoyable. The idea of reducing the rating to a 12A and editing out elements that would of expressed the classic story that the author wrote. Overall the film was very plain, dare I say "boring", leaving me wondering what all the hype was over.
All in all, I would say this is a film to perhaps wait till it comes out on DVD, and not one to waist a night out on.