Review: The Hunger Games

Comparing this to Twilight is really mis-selling what type of film this is. Whilst the adventures of Bella and Co. gets undeserved flack for daring to aim itself at teenage girls, it doesn't really offer that much else to crossover to any other audiences - The Hunger Games however can be enjoyed by anyone teen and upwards thanks to its superior mix of story and action.

The more realistic comparison is Battle Royale not only for sharing the children fighting to the death premise (though despite Jennifer Lawrence being brilliant she struggles to pass for 16) but Gary Ross deserves great credit for making a 12A feel more brutal than what actually goes down on screen with a tense, dystopian atmosphere gripping throughout. The only let-down comes towards the end with the introduction of some ropey CGI monsters that do there best to ruin the mood created, but this slight blip doesn't come close to spoiling things.

One question that did bug me after was I'm still not sure how someone who lives in a District where they have to survive on hunting squirrels is quite so proficient in cake decorating though?