Mockingjay Pt. 1 has a slow start, but delivers.

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2014)

For someone, who has read the series and just reread this novel, I have fell in love with this film. Yes, I was having my WTF moments throughout the film, but this is what happens when you're a fan of the books and deal with what is given to you on screen.
*SPOILER ALERT, if you haven't read.*
We're being brought to Katniss and being in District 13 ( the district that was "destroyed). She's dealing with PTSD, not having Peeta at her side, District 12 being destroyed while dealing with President Coin of 13 with wanting her to be their Mockingjay to bring the districts into this rebellion against the Capitol.
With the film running 123 minutes ( and being the shortest than the first two), Francis Lawrence does what he can to give the viewers what they want until the very end, and when you get to the end, someone in the audience will have an "Oh Sh*t" moment. Someone will, I bet you.
The film did move a little slow, but when it starts to get good, it's where it all ends. This is how they hook us in and have us coming back to waiting more. In my eyes, it shouldn't have been done in two films, but with Hollywood: it's all about money.
Lawrence is amazing as always as Katniss Everdeen. She makes you feel what she is going through and what her district went through because of her actions. The scene was brutal and emotional, but it's what's needed.
The one, who definitely stood out in this film was Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark. Even though, he was throughout the film here and there, it was at the very end is where nothing is expecting, but it is. He shows a different side in Peeta, and it's not pretty. Yes, there was a little bit of help with CGI and all (they did the same thing to him as they did to Kristen Stewart in Breaking Dawn Pt. 1). He was amazing, and you wanted to cry whenever he would come up on screen.
If you are a fan of the series & the movies, Mockingjay Pt. 1 does not let you down. It will leave you wanting more and not waiting a year for it.