The opening of “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” finds its heroine, Katniss Everdeen, crouching uneasily at the edge of a lake, bow in hand, unsure of who and where her enemies are. Although she is supposedly safe in her home turf of District 12, the young woman is clearly haunted, a veteran of death. Director Francis Lawrence’s close-up style immediately thrusts the viewer into Katniss’ chaotic world.
The first movie adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ young-adult novels, “The Hunger Games,” which featured kids killing kids for televised sport, was too often a turgid portrait of a dystopian society punctuated by the horrors of combat. The good news about the second film in the trilogy is that it grabs you early and doesn’t let go, offering plenty of thrills along the way. In fact, “Catching Fire” is one of the best action films of the year for moviegoers of any age.
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