The Rotten Tomatoes score for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is in, and the upcoming prequel has set a new franchise record.
Summary
- At the time of writing, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 67%, making it the worst-reviewed entry in the franchise.
- The film falls just short of both The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2, which both have 70% scores.
- While star Rachel Zegler is frequently cited as a high point, the Lucy and Coriolanus’ dynamic and overall runtime have drawn criticism.
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes‘ Rotten Tomatoes score is here, and it sets an undesirable new record for the franchise. Directed by franchise veteran Francis Lawrence, who has helmed every Hunger Games movie so far, the upcoming film follows a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) and his relationship with Rachel Zegler’s Lucy Gray Baird during the 10th iteration of the titular games.
Now, ahead of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes‘ release date, Rotten Tomatoes has unveiled the film’s critic score to be 67%, at the time of writing. With only 46 reviews, this score is likely to fluctuate, but, at the moment, it’s the lowest-rated movie in the franchise, falling just short of the 70% scores for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2. Check the franchise’s Rotten Tomatoes scores below:
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Title |
Critics’ Score |
Audience Score |
|---|---|---|
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The Hunger Games |
84% |
81% |
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire |
90% |
89% |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 |
70% |
71% |
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 |
70% |
66% |
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes |
67% |
TBD |
Why The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes’ Reviews Are More Divided
Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
In contrast to the Hunger Games movies, the first two especially, the response to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been varied. While a 67% score indicates that the reviews have been mostly favorable, it’s still far from suggesting that the prequel has been unanimously well-received.
A common sentiment in the positive reviews is regarding The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ cast, with Zegler, in particular, seemingly delivering quite a powerhouse performance as Lucy. The dynamic between Lucy and Coriolanus, however, is a common source of criticism. Although not necessarily a fault of the performances, the relationship between the two characters is said by some critics to be under-explored, with IGN‘s review, for example, writing that the prequel “doesn’t have enough time to depict the interplay of emotions and manipulations that make up Coriolanus and Lucy Gray’s relationship.”
By contrast, however, Peter Debruge of Variety echoes a common sentiment that the movie is “half an hour too long.” The juxtaposition of these two sentiments could point to problems in the script, with runtime complaints usually stemming from issues relating to pacing or structure. While critics are divided on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it’s still unclear what general audiences will make of the film, and this will be the key factor in terms of whether it achieves success.
Source: Rotten Tomatoes
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Release Date: 2023-11-17 Director: Francis Lawrence Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andrés, Josh Andrés Rivera, Viola Davis Rating: PG-13 Runtime: 157 Minutes Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama Writers: Michael Lesslie, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins Studio(s): Color Force, Lionsgate Distributor(s): Lionsgate Sequel(s): The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 Franchise(s): The Hunger Games
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