We thought that the Hunger Games movie captured the book really well. The action was great. The actress who played Katniss was excellent. The two male actors, who played Gale and Peeta however were a bit of a disappointment for us. Liam was too much of a pretty boy to play Gale, and Josh just not what we expected the Peeta character to look like. There was also a lack of chemistry between Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson which made a lot of their scenes together kind of awkward. The book plays up this awkwardness between the two characters so maybe it was purposeful but It still made us squirm a bit. We loved the soundtrack. And despite the small criticism about these two male characters, we really enjoyed the film and highly recommend it!