"Such bravery. Such spirit. Such contempt. "Hunger Games 2 is a strong, serious and well-made film, which certainly puts the Twilight movies in the shade. Here, the extra cash allocated enables some impressive and expansive world-building. There is an impressive and relentless feel of bleakness and fear, which serves the central character's growing horror at the dystopian society shown well. The casting of Jennifer Lawrence is key, an instinctively detailed actress who navigates the soapier sections effectively, Hutcherson raises his game this time out, and Donald Sutherland gives a wonderfully cruel turn. The film bears its long running time very well, the only real criticism being that the plot mechanics make this sequel a virtual narrative re-run of the first film but with harsher content. Nevertheless, Catching Fire sets up the next episode extremely well, but let us hope that the double-dip finale maintains the quality.
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