Catching Fire: The Bridge to another Episode

Rating: 6/10 (6 February 2015)

Picking up where the first "Hunger Games" film ended, "Catching Fire" takes a while to develop. The action does not pick up until the actual game.
This "part 2" really feels like that's what it is. As a stand alone story, it is lacking, which is why I am downgrading it to a 6.
When the warriors get to the battlefield, it really feels like a variation on the TV show "Survivor". Alliances are tenuous and changeable. Katniss' love also seems subject to change.
But Jennifer Lawrence's acting is the highlight of the film. She really commits to the character and seems to lose herself in it.