enjoyable but overrated

Rating: Null/10 (2 December 2014)

This film tells the story of the victors in previous Hunger Games getting chosen to take part in a special edition of the Hunger Games.
The film wants to achieve many things, including the obvious action thriller, but also achieve an emotional subplot that highlights the humanity of the lead participants. Though I like their humanity and the touching things they do, I think this emotional element distracts the action subplot, making the film less exciting. Moreover, the love subplot is very contrived. The film also spends too much time telling the story before the game, and little time during the game.
Overall, I enjoyed the film but it's a little overrated.