'Hunger Games' Should Satisfy Fans
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Constant fighting paces ‘The Raid’
BY JAKE COYLE AP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
The film speed of 24 frames-per- second barely outruns the relent- less pace of pummeling that thumps through the Indonesian martial arts flick “The Raid: Re- demption.” Hollywood’s eye for talent is acute for nothing so much as an action director, and in Gareth Huw Evans, it hopes to have found a filmmaker to resurrect the fist-flying genre of Bruce Lee. The Welsh filmmaker has mined the Indonesian fighting style of Silat, which he first sought out to document and then fictionalized in the little-seen 2009 film “Mer- antau.” “The Raid,” fashioned as a pre- quel to “Merantau,” was made with much of the same team, in- cluding Iko Uwais, who both plays our hero, Rama, and chore- ASSOCIATED PRESS ographed the fighting. Narrative complexity is not a In this image released by Lionsgate, Jennifer Lawrence portrays Katniss Everdeen (left) and Liam Hemsworth portrays Gale Hawthorne in a scene from “The relevant quality to “The Raid,” Hunger Games.” which Evans also wrote and ed- ited. Like John Carpenter’s “As- sault on Precinct 13,” it’s set ‘Hunger Games’ should satisfy fans almost entirely in one location: a dilapidated, monolithic, 15-story BY CHRISTY LEMIRE timate at once. the drama and the tears feel real, and high rise in Jakarta. AP MOVIE CRITIC A post-apocalyptic version of North they’re not overplayed. Katniss’ male A 20-member SWAT team is America has been divided into 12 dis- counterpart is Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutch- storming the building to turn out Fans should be thoroughly satisfied tricts. Every year, a teenage boy and girl erson), the baker’s sweet but bland son. the crime lord Tama (Ray Sa- with the faithfulness of Gary Ross’ film, from each are selected randomly at the Together they’re to receive mentoring hetapy) who has fashioned an im- with its propulsive nature and vivid im- “Reaping” and sent to the opulent, art from the frequently inebriated Haymitch penetrable lair out of the tall agery: a mix of decadent costumes and ar- deco Capitol, where they’re made over, (Woody Harrelson), the last winner from slum. He waits on the 15th floor chitecture and harsh, unforgiving trained and primed to fight each other District 12 Elizabeth Banks is nearly un- with henchmen Mad Dog (Yayan exteriors. At its center is Jennifer until one is left standing in the sprawling recognizable as Effie, their garish, perky Ruhian, also a fight choreogra- Lawrence, an ideal choice to play this arena. Gamesmakers manipulate their escort. They also undergo mandated pher) and Andi (Doni Alamsyah) strong, independent young woman. Those surroundings, and every minute of com- makeovers from their stylist, Cinna at his side, an army of gang mem- who saw her Oscar-nominated perform- petition is breathlessly broadcast to the (Lenny Kravitz in an inspired bit of cast- bers at the ready and floors of ance in 2010’s “Winter’s Bone” already nation, with viewers rooting for and bet- ing — he and Lawrence have a lovely rap- poor tenants who’ll do his bid- were aware of her startling screen pres- ting on their favorites. port together). ding. ence — her natural beauty, instincts and Katniss lives with her widowed mother There’s never any question as to The siege is immediately over- maturity beyond her years. And yet and beloved younger sister, Prim, in the whether Katniss will win — there are two matched, locked in a maze of there’s a youthful energy and even a vul- distant District 12, known for its poverty more books waiting to be made into grimy hallways and surrounded nerability that make her relatable to the and mining — a place visually reminis- movies after this one — so the challenge by encroaching gang members. A core, target audience of female fans. cent of the Ozarks of “Winter’s Bone.” An comes from maintaining a sense of ten- rookie on the force, Rama (Iko Lawrence is endlessly watchable, and she expert hunter with a bow and arrow, she sion and immersion in this dystopian Uwais, who also choreographed better be, since she’s in nearly every sin- spends her days seeking food for her fam- world as competitors drop off one by one, the fighting), proves a particu- gle shot of Ross’ film. ily in the forest with her best friend, the which Ross and Co. achieve. “The Hunger larly good and inventive fighter. The script adheres rather closely to hunky Gale (Liam Hemsworth). Some of Games” runs nearly two and a half hours Small amounts of backstory Collins’ novel — no surprise there since the strongest moments in the film are not in length but is the rare film that never bleed out of the action, but she co-wrote it with Ross and Billy Ray — the action sequences, where the effects drags and doesn’t overstay its welcome. It there’s little propelling things be- although it does truncate some of the sub- tend to look a bit cheesy, but rather the could keep running as long as Katniss side the simple kinetic kick of plots that give the book its greatest emo- quieter exchanges like the ones Lawrence does, and we’d want to be right there the film’s video game-like plot. tional heft as well as soften the brutal and Hemsworth effortlessly share. every heart-pounding step of the way. R for strong brutal violence violence of the games themselves, osten- But when Prim’s name is called at the “The Hunger Games,” a Lionsgate re- throughout, and language. In- sibly in the name of securing a PG-13 rat- Reaping, Katniss springs into action to lease, is rated PG-13 for intense violent donesian with English subtitles. ing. Still, the makers of “The Hunger volunteer instead. This is one of those thematic material and disturbing images 100 minutes. Two stars out of Games” have managed the difficult feat of scenes in which you don’t need to have — all involving teens. Running time: 142 four. crafting a film that feels both epic and in- read the book to feel emotionally engaged; minutes. Three stars out of four.
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