Collins' involvement enables the movie to retain the themes and tone of the novel while still delivering an exciting and interesting drama/thriller that works on the big screen. For those who don't know the

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 18, 2024

The Hunger Games is insipid. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jun 14, 2023

I confess that for all my issues with the film (and there are many), I more impressed at how much it got right.

| Mar 4, 2023

The first film in this franchise is really fun. Yes, it is long, but with the smaller budget the filmmaking is really strong and the emotional beats do work.

| Feb 15, 2023

Whatever objections one might have about the execution, it’s a compelling story that’s been made into a serviceable film.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 9, 2022

It’s a dystopian science fiction film that’s based on a preposterous premise yet it manages to be strikingly entertaining.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 21, 2022

The Hunger Games is every bit as thrilling as its source material even if it does make some changes from the book.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 23, 2022

[Rue's] presence gave the heart to the whole movie.

| Aug 31, 2021

The world and the situation in which Katniss finds herself are ripe with possibilities for deeper commentary, but so many of those possibilities are dissipated as the reader or viewer becomes swept up in the steady piling up of corpses.

| Feb 12, 2021

Despite its intriguing, albeit recycled plotline, several plaguing elements eat away at the intensity and - perhaps more importantly - the believability.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Dec 1, 2020

The Hunger Games isn't a masterpiece, but it is far better than what most likely expected from the film.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 11, 2020

'The Hunger Games' is a fantasy spectacle that energetically takes over your eyes and leaves you hungry for more "games" and its strange dystopian future.. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 24, 2020

It doesn't leave any room for virtuosity and is about as literal and unsurprising a visual realisation of the story as you can get.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Apr 21, 2020

Although the casting of a relative unknown like Jennifer Lawrence in the crucial role of Katniss was a bit controversial, in the hindsight of her Oscar win and status as hottest young thing in Hollywood, the choice seems brilliant.

| Mar 11, 2020

THE HUNGER GAMES has made its mark and, despite its issues, is a more interesting and admirable one than the 12A audience has been offered in some time.

| Feb 13, 2020

It's a bit of a thrill to see a bow-hunting girl nursing and defending her man, a good enough takeaway on its own to recommend The Hunger Games to both kids and the parents who drive them to the movies.

| Jan 16, 2020

Jennifer Lawrence is engaging as Katniss; indifferent to the circumstances and determined to survive, you end up admiring her spunk and defiance to The Man.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 27, 2019

Are you hungry yet? I hope so because with The Hunger Games you are in for a seven course meal with all the trimmings, guaranteed to satisfy even the most ravenous fan.

| Nov 26, 2019

At its best The Hunger Games is a taut thriller, an edge-of-your-seat ride once the actual games begin.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 8, 2019

Jennifer Lawrence is superb, with an unflinching gaze that's like a powerful alloy of fear and defiance.

| Jul 31, 2019