Expected much more! 5/10

Rating: 5/10 (22 March 2015)

Review: Man, it's amazing how much trouble this one girl causes these poor people in this movie. Loads of people are getting killed and there homes are completely destroyed just because of this one girl who is wondering around doing publicity for the rebellion. On top of that, she keeps on going on about saving Peter when she doesn't have a clue about his state of mind or why he is going on TV saying that she should stop fighting against President Snow. The storyline seemed a bit to far fetched to me and Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) should have used her powers to kill President Snow except for causing an unnecessary political war. I also thought it was a bit stupid that she was visiting all of these places whilst being filmed, knowing that there was an army looking for her, but thats just me being picky. Anyway, the movie lacked action and it took some time to get going. The performances aren't that bad but I wasn't that impressed with the storyline. I'm not a big fan of the earlier movies so my expectations weren't that high but after hearing all the hype surrounding the movie and seeing the huge box office takings, I was expecting a bit more. On the plus side, it does have me wanting to see the 2nd part of Mockingjay because it was left wide open and it does seem like the true war hasn't begun. Watchable!
Round-Up: The director didn't use Woody Harrelson or Stanley Tucci as much as he did in the previous movies and I did miss Lenny Kravitz who seemed like her only true friend. With one week of filming left, Phillip Seymour Hoffman sadly passed away but the director pieced his footage together well. Anyway, the movie seemed more like a political statement then a epic adventure which was a bad choice from the director. The cinematography was done well and you really can see were the $125 million budget went but as I haven't read any of the books, I really don't know how close this movie is to Suzanne Collins original story. At the end of the day, I can't really comment on this franchise until the final movie has been produced but for entertainment, it does drag in places and I'm glad that I didn't have to sit through this 2 hour political drama in the cinema.
Budget: $125million Worldwide Gross: $752million (WOW!)
I recommend this movie to people who are into their epic Sci-fi/adventures about a girl who tries to save her colony which is under attack. 5/10