Release Date: March 23, 2012 Director: Gary Ross Producer: Jon Kilik, Nina Jacobson Studio: Alliance Films Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Wes Bentley, Toby Jones, Alexander Ludwig, Isabelle Fuhrman, Amandla Stenberg Genre: Action Running Time: 142 minutes
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 7:28:24 PM | (age group: 50 or over.) | F
The fictitious world was well imagined and detailed. The characters, not so much. Katniss (dumb name) didn't have any flaws that I could see, just too sweet, too cute. Without flaws, there's no room for character development. And while brave, she didn't seem much of a heroine. Her strengths all seemed centred around the stereotypical nurse everyone to health, but limited in ability to defend even herself (sheesh, even the little girl was more capable!). Is that all it takes to inspire men to come to the rescue? More depth, please!!! The silly woman running the lottery was another over-the-top caricature. Tough to take. She couldn't possibly be that stupid/shallow. And with all the emphasis o
