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Summary

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence

Katniss Everdeen

Josh Hutcherson

Peeta Mellark

Liam Hemsworth

Gale Hawthorne

Woody Harrelson

Haymitch Abernathy

Elizabeth Banks

Effie Trinket

Lenny Kravitz

Cinna

Stanley Tucci

Caesar Flickerman

Donald Sutherland

President Coriolanus Snow

Wes Bentley

Seneca Crane

Toby Jones

Claudius Templesmith

Alexander Ludwig

Cato

Isabelle Fuhrman

Clove

Amandla Stenberg

Rue

Willow Shields

Primrose Everdeen

Sandra Ellis Lafferty

Hob Vendor

Paula Malcomson

Katniss' Mother

Rhoda Griffis

Registration Woman

Sandino Moya-Smith

Propaganda Film Tribute

Raiko Bowman

Peeta's Mother

Dwayne Boyd

Peacekeeper #1

Anthony Reynolds

Peacekeeper #2

Judd Lormand

Peacekeeper #3

Kimiko Gelman

Venia

Nelson Ascencio

Flavius

Brooke Bundy

Octavia

Dayo Okeniyi

Thresh

Leven Rambin

Glimmer

Jack Quaid

Marvel

Latarsha Rose

Portia

Ian Nelson

Tribute Boy District 3

Kalia Prescott

Tribute Girl District 3

Ethan Jamieson

Tribute Boy District 4

Jacqueline Emerson

Fox Face

Mackenzie Lintz

Tribute Girl District 8

Imanol Yepez-Frias

Tribute Boy District 9

Annie Thurman

Tribute Girl District 9

Dakota Hood

Tribute Girl District 10

Amber Chaney

Avox Girl

Karan Kendrick

Atala

Shane Bissell

Birthday Boy

Kate Kneeland

Hovercraft Tech

Steve Coulter

Game Center Tech #1

Sharon Conley

Game Center Tech #2

Tim Taylor

Game Center Tech #3

John Ross

Game Center Tech #4

Phillip Troy Linger

Katniss' Father

Julie Ivey

Martha (uncredited)

Mark Meekins

Resident (uncredited)

Jeremy Marinas

Tribute Boy District 10 (uncredited)

Bill Bennett

Coal Miner (uncredited)

Kelly Lynn Reiter

District 12 Tribute Girl (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Gary Ross

Novel, Screenplay

Suzanne Collins

Screenplay

Billy Ray

Reviews

tmdb87069603

June 5, 2012

Very well made movie with quality writing, acting and cinematography.

**Pros**: strong performance from the star. Technically excellent.

**Cons**: Seems to me that the ending was premature but perhaps intentionally so - for a sequel? Character development is largely weak but there are a lot of characters and already a long movie so I suspect a lot was left on the cutting room floor.

Despite some weakness, still a compelling movie worth a watch if not up to all of the hype.