A vast improvement from the first one

Rating: 8/10 (3 December 2013)

This film relies mostly on the action and constant threat of death, which was what the book Catching Fire really was about. The Capitol is an amazing combination of terrible violent dictatorship in a dystopian world and the sadistic need to see people tortured and killed, and Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Laurence) poses a threat to the dictators and a beacon of hope to its oppressed citizens, a symbol of freedom, a MockingJay.
In the first film, the intensity started only when games began. In this one, it starts almost immediately and does not stop.
Double the intensity and distress in the film makes it not only a great adaptation of the novel, but an excellent sic-fi action flick.