Great Storytelling

Rating: 9/10 (13 January 2015)

While the movie did give a feel to be a precursor to the final film, I felt that it did not detract from the feel, emotion, or overall story of the franchise. This was my favorite film in the franchise to date, with the first being just slightly behind it.
The acting and story really did a great job at bringing the struggle of the first two films to a tipping point. There were several well done emotional points and I felt the Gale character was very well developed. Liam Hemsworth did an amazing job with the role.
Jennifer Lawrence was amazing and I really enjoyed what Julianne Moore and Mahershala Ali brought to the franchise as well.
Real Score: 8.5