MOVIE REVIEW: "The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes"
Now comes the origin story of Coriolan Snow, the District 12 tribute who falls in love with her during the 10th Hunger Games... The Ballad of Walking Birds and Serpents.
While it's officially billed as an action/adventure film for a war drama, does it feel like a musical (after all, it's a ballad, right)?
But Rachel Zeigler from Mizrab Sadheh, you let her see you and see her again! A lot, but the real drinking game is every time someone says her character's full name, Lucy Gray is getting fired up in this incredibly intense three-part 2-hour, 37-minute PG-13 film. Not necessarily different; But he's still pretty strong, warts and all.
Certainly, Tom Blyth's "Coriolan Snow" and Zeigler's "Lucy Gray" about them hook up during their first chance meeting, and the logic of funny games is at the level of Viola Davis' "Dr. Volumnia Gal" but the film is mostly about. The first two parts. As for Strong, it's interesting to note that Katniss does most of what we know when she appears in the 74th annual Hunger Games.
But then comes the third act, hurried and abbreviated, spoiling much of what has gone before. Our young lovers appear out of nowhere, District 12 hides a secret paradise where no one moves and the heroes are sent for no reason. While I'm not a fan, "Ballads" kept me interested for the first two hours, but fell asleep by the last 37 minutes. But the main ones are Viola Davis and Jason Schwartzman.
But those first two hours can go beyond the unspoilt ending. I guess we'll see if there are a couple more prequels as The Hunger Games turns into the standby game to see how people react to it. But Metacrisis is not as happy as I am, I didn't even like it, but at least it surprised me in the first two hours.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Release date: November 17, 2023
MPAA: PG-13
Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Military
