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By Bob Mondello (417) for NPR (1,713) on 23 Mar 2012

The Hunger Games' pacing is brisk, its stakes as high as stakes get, and its leading lady engaging enough that the odds - at the box office…

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By Racketracer (14) on 23 Mar 2012

A great adaptation of the novel that Gary Ross does well with much help from Jennifer Lawrence's great performance…

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By Yellowpride (1) on 23 Mar 2012

As someone who was a fan of the books, I was a little nervous going in to this movie…

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By Marz_0878 (1) on 23 Mar 2012

The move was GREAT! It was missing very little explanatory details that if you read the book, you would spot. But, two thumbs up…

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By Steven D. Greydanus (674) for Decent Films Guide (519) on 23 Mar 2012

[Katniss is] perhaps the most engaging action-movie protagonist in recent years … Am I glad I saw The Hunger Games? Yes…

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By Aszzmo (1) on 23 Mar 2012

The movie was very superficial. Glossed over the backstory and pretty much all of the relationships in a rush to get to the games…

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By Mistiy (1) on 23 Mar 2012

It was just as I had imagined…

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By Music_Live (1) on 23 Mar 2012

I saw this movie at midnight like the many others around the country and left the theater feeling pretty good…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 23 Mar 2012

Ross manages to keep the pacing remarkably swift, given that the games themselves don't start until halfway through the 144-minute running time…

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By Joe Williams (923) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 22 Mar 2012

The Hunger Games is dressed as a dark satire of soulless entertainment, but like Katniss' adversaries in the PG-13 hunting scenes, it doesn't…

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By Lawrence Toppman (1,654) for Charlotte Observer (1,670) on 22 Mar 2012

Where Collins' book paid careful attention to detail, Ross pays far too little…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 22 Mar 2012

Ross moves between action and human drama with nimble awareness of the weight of the issues coursing through the story of fascism, propaganda,…

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By Maggie Coughlan (1) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 22 Mar 2012

It's rare that a film based on a Young Adult novel is able to juggle so many powerful issues so profoundly…

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By Ben Sachs (546) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Mar 2012

Director Gary Ross (Pleasantville) generally avoids the elaborate exterior shots and special effects that dominate high-concept blockbusters…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 22 Mar 2012

Without stinting on the action, Ross' film shows us a sick, brutal society and then introduces us to a few characters who might be ready to…

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By Kurt Loder (858) for Reason Online (497) on 22 Mar 2012

Jennifer Lawrence is an actor of subtle command, a gray-eyed beauty who can project star presence simply by being present…

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By Gary Wolcott (857) for Tri-City Herald (818) on 22 Mar 2012

I can recommend The Hunger Games with an asterisk…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Scene-Stealers.com (667) on 22 Mar 2012

Maybe 'The Hunger Games' series will deepen with further adaptations, but the series is off to a pretty pedestrian start…

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By Matt Neal (458) for The Standard (252) on 22 Mar 2012

Not... a bad film, it's just that the predictability does lessen some of the impact in this violent teen-aimed franchise-starter…

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By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 22 Mar 2012

The Hunger Games is odd, though, in that it wants its outrage at the system while, like the movie's characters, buying into it…

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