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The nation of Panem makes its districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games are a televised event in which "Tributes" have to fight each other until one survivor is left standing. A young girl, Katniss, played forcefully by Jennifer Lawrence is forced to rely upon her instincts, along with being coached by a drunk - a former winner. The VOICE meets SURVIVOR? Well, no. A reality show that is completely insane like NETWORK? Okay, no. But The Hunger Games does entertain and the cast, the whole cast is fun to watch. Good performances from Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth top off the cast. The action was big, but not necessarily "epic" and it didn't move as fast as did the book. However, I did like the movie and would definitely go back and see it again - or the sequel. It is a fun movie and, at times, it is intense.

Jon Lucas & Scott Moore have written a delightful comedy. I liked the movie better than the title.

Given today's marketplace of coming of age comedies, teen comedies, young adult comedies and just plain old comedies, The Hangover succeeds.

It doesn't have the novelty effect of 40 Year Old Virgin or of The Wedding Crashers, but still I thought it was enjoyable to watch.

The actors live up to the well written script.

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor work very well together. As well as with the director, Todd Phillips.

As the director, Phillips does a very nice job of having his actors involved in comedic antics, while moving the story along at a nice pace.

I believe that it was at the top of the charts when it first opened and that it has been doing pretty well since.