Hunger Games II

Saw Hunger Games. It certainly delivers. I had forgotten these were books. So I was saying to myself during the movie, "Sequels hardly ever work." In fact, when they decided to have Katniss enter the games again, I thought the script (or story turn) contrived. And yet, as I watched this apparent contrivance deliver so well, I had no choice but to be puzzlingly content. Then, as I saw the ending, I realized how well the story fit and was reminded that this trilogy is a set of books. I really like Jennifer Lawrence. I can't tell which guy Kantiss really likes, which I find pleasing and interesting, as it gives her character a depth quite consistent with her larger sense of empathy (and complexity). I like Woody Harrelson too. Grade: A.