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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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• Adventure
• Sci-fi

• 2013
• Francis Lawrence
• 140 mins
• 12

Summary

The second part of the futuristic action adventure based on the novels by Suzanne Collins, starring Jennifer Lawrence. A year on from their victory, Katniss and Peeta embark on a winners' tour of the districts. But before they leave, they are issued with a stark warning by President Snow.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Alan Jones

Expertly executed without a dull stretch, despite an elongated running time, the second instalment based on Suzanne Collins's bestselling dystopian fantasy trilogy is a top-flight escapist adventure. Noble games victor Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) is now a beacon of hope for rebellion, so President Snow (Donald Sutherland) forces her back to the arena to fight other, more experienced winners, expecting her to be crushed along with any simmering revolution. Everything is bolder, bigger and better in this enthralling segment: the spectacle channels Ben-Hur, the tropical combat zone is a thrilling tangle of exciting traps and plot twists, and the designer fashion is higher than before, with a terrific Lawrence as its catwalk Cleopatra. Additional heavyweight support comes from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright and Amanda Plummer, with director Francis Lawrence (Constantine, I Am Legend) blending all the necessary ingredients - exotic jeopardy, clever CGI effects work, raw emotion - into a beguiling whole that deftly anticipates the next episode. Just one warning: for those unfamiliar with the first instalment, a bit of prep will aid your enjoyment.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameKatniss EverdeenJennifer LawrencePeeta MellarkJosh HutchersonGale HawthorneLiam HemsworthHaymitch AbernathyWoody HarrelsonEffie TrinketElizabeth Banks (2)CinnaLenny KravitzCaesar FlickermanStanley TucciPresident SnowDonald SutherlandPlutarch HeavensbeePhilip Seymour HoffmanBeeteeJeffrey WrightPrimrose EverdeenWillow ShieldsFinnick OdairSam ClaflinMagsLynn CohenJohanna MasonJena MaloneWiressAmanda PlummerKatniss's motherPaula MalcomsonClaudius TemplesmithToby Jones

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rolenameDirectorFrancis Lawrence

Details

Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate UK

Released on

2013-11-22

Languages

English

Guidance

Some violence, swearing.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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