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March 23, 2012
At the Movies: 'Hunger Games' should satisfy fans
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
Recently, I made the mistake of joking on Twitter about the possibility of a Team Peeta vs. Team Gale dynamic, referring to the two young men who hold special places in the heart of Katniss Everdeen, the 16-year-old heroine of “The Hunger Games.”
| The Hunger Games |
 Director: Gary Ross Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Lenny Kravitz Rating: PG-13 Running time: 142 minutes |
Some people played along but many were appalled at the very idea of something as cliched and flimsy as a love triangle defining the young woman they've come to admire so fiercely from Suzanne Collins' best-selling trio of novels, the first adaptation of which makes its way to the screen this weekend amid great fervor and expectation.
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