Katniss Everdeen is caught in a trap.

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2013)

What can I say besides CATCHING FIRE is nothing less than an upgrade on a grander scale of the first installment of Suzanne Collin's trilogy. Katniss(Jeniffer Lawrence), the winner and darling of the previous years Hunger Games, has lost favor of Panum's President Snow(Donald Sutherland),as he suspects her to be in the middle of a uprising against his heavy-handed totalitarian rule. Being the 75th anniversary of the Hunger Games, Snow can call for a Quarter Quell, calling back past winning tributes from the 12 districts to participate in a ramped up game of televised human hunting. For publicity-sake, Katniss must continue her romance with co-winner Peeta(Josh Hutcherson). Repeat scenery and situations; and many characters, but this time more lavious and over-the-top. This sequel, as expected, comes across as even better than our first trip to the exaggerated world of the "Hunger Games". A brilliant cast that also features:Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Sam Claflin and Stanley Tucci, as the self-centered, cheeky broadcast emcee. This movie is everything I thought it would be and Miss Lawrence is magnificent, as she is beautiful.