Success; Part 2: Reviews

                The film adaptation of The Hunger Games has received incredible reviews and ratings. The film seems to be well-loved and widely-accepted.

                Rolling Stone magazine journalist Peter Travers says, “Relax, you legions of Hunger Gamers. We have a winner. Hollywood didn't screw up the film version of Suzanne Collins' young-adult bestseller about a survival-of-the-fittest reality show that sends home all its teen contestants, save the victor, in body bags. The screen Hunger Games radiates a hot, jumpy energy that's irresistible. It has epic spectacle, yearning romance, suspense that won't quit and a shining star in Jennifer Lawrence, who gives us a female warrior worth cheering.” (Peter Travers, http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-hunger-games-20120321)

                Empire Magazine movie reviewer, Olly Richards says this about The Hunger Games: “As thrilling and smart as it is terrifying. There have been a number of big-gun literary series brought to screen over the past decade. This slays them all.” (Olly Richards, http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=136210)

                Movies.com reviewer, Dave White, has this to say about The Hunger Games: “What you will be served, though, is stern entertainment (save for Elizabeth Banks and Stanley Tucci clowning it up) that never stops moving and keeps shoving you forward, where you'll find yourself both dragged along and compelled to keep watching even though you can spot a predictable resolution from a long distance. There are sequels on the way, of course, and those next installments absolutely necessitate Katniss's initial victory. Yet in spite of this fairly obvious outcome, Lawrence is a kind of millennial Wonder Woman with a major case of Serious-itis and a screen presence that demands you stay on her side. Director Gary Ross, meanwhile, is smart enough to get out of the way of the product he's selling and not try to get all fancy "interpreting" it. It's a tough balance to strike when so much is riding on birthing a franchise, but by the time the satisfyingly bold, next-chapter-generating cliffhanger comes along, insisting on a tone of distinct unease, you'll be hungry for more.” (Dave White, http://www.movies.com/movie-reviews/hunger-games-review/dave-white/m67738)

                Rotten Tomatoes gives the movie a rating of 84%. The Internet Movie Database rates it a 7.6 stars out of 10, and Yahoo! Movies rates it 4.5 stars of 5.