Good news, everyone: It turns out The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is going to be just as good—no, better—than we all anticipated. The film, which is set to be released nationwide on Nov. 22, already has an impressive 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and the reviews from publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Playlist are even greater. Case-in-point:
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...and that's just to name a few. It's not often you see a YA series film adaptation described as "complex" and "smart," but that's what makes The Hunger Games so special, and so successful—it doesn't take for granted the intelligence of its audience, whether they're teenagers or adults.
Catching Fire is based off of the second book in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games series, and stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Woody Harrelson.
