Philip Seymour Hoffman's "surprisingly ineffective performance". A negative review came from Sophie Monks Kaufman of Little White Lies, who praised Lawrence's performance but criticized the "dilution of the ingredients that made The Hunger Games so gripping." She also found fault with the "lumbering" plot, the "hamminess" of President Snow and Plutarch Heavensbee and the "lackluster and unconvincing script culled from a dramatically difficult book". David Denby of The New Yorker argued that the premise "doesn't make a lot of sense". He praised the "impressive" first act and Jennifer Lawrence, for "project[ing] the kind of strength that Katharine Hepburn had when she was young." Denby found the second act "attenuated and rhythmless" and criticised the "incoherent" finale that "will send the audience scurrying back to the book to find out what’s supposed to be going on". Accolades Sequels In July 2012, Lionsgate announced that two films based on the final book in The Hunger Games trilogy, Mockingjay, were scheduled to be released. The first film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, was released on November 21, 2014 while the second film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2'', was released on November 20, 2015. Principal photography on the two-part film began on September 23, 2013, in Atlanta and concluded on June 20, 2014, in Berlin, Germany. References External links 2013 films 2013 action films 2013 science fiction films 2010s survival films Teen action films American science fiction action films American science fiction drama films American science fiction thriller films American survival films Films about teenagers 2 2010s English-language films American sequel films American dystopian films Films scored by James Newton Howard Films directed by Francis Lawrence Films set in North America Films shot in Atlanta Films shot in Georgia (U.S. state) Films shot in Hawaii Films shot in New Jersey IMAX films Lionsgate films Jungle adventure films Teen adventure films Films with screenplays by Michael Arndt Films with screenplays by Simon Beaufoy 2013 drama films Films produced by Jon Kilik 2010s American films