100th Review Special! The Exposition Games

Rating: 7/10 (22 November 2014)

This is my 100th Review on IMDb and I am glad I made it this far. But anyways, for this special review, I'm Doing Mockingjay Part 1 or as I like to call it: The Exposition Games.
So this time around, Katniss Everdeen is in this underground base where she is working with ex-members of the Capitol to start a Rebellion with all the districts against President Snow after the events of the last film. But OH NO! Peeta is Missing and He is Taken by the Capitol and is being brainwashed! What will they ever do?
So Basically the movie is a slow paced film that gives us LOTS of Exposition with not many thrills. The problem is that there is not much action. There is... maybe one or two action scenes in the whole entire movie and just a bunch of dialog that sets up the next movie. This makes you feel more like you are in a meeting that is going on for hours. But, the whole setting that takes place in this underground base of District 13 is great to be in.
Jennifer Lawrence unfortunately for me, feels very floaty for me this time around. For most of the time in the movie, I feel she is blankly staring into space and doesn't want to be there. She gave more effort I felt in the last two movies but here, It feels like she is bored and just floats around. But that is just me.
The film has some good moments like the rebellion taking out the power supply of the Capitol. But the best and most powerful moment is when Katniss goes to the ruins of District 12 and finds a skull in the debris. That won me over.
All the actors did good for the most part including Phillip Seymour Hoffman in his last film role. I think that is all I have to say.
This really is what I think is a better installment than Catching Fire. Mostly because it got me to pay more attention. I have seen mixed reviews of the film and not everyone is going to like it even if they liked the first two. But see it for yourself to decide.
77/100 B