Nice adaption, but slightly boring

Rating: 6/10 (11 May 2015)

*** Review contains small spoilers***
For someone who reads a lot and is very often disappointed in movie adaptations, "Mockingjay Part I" is one of the better adaptations. Although I prefer consistent movies that are not split in 38472 Parts and sequels, it was a good idea to split the last book in two parts to contain the narrative of the last book. The screenplay seemed to be very structured and was able to build a good picture on the rebel revolution, but sadly, some scenes were just too melodramatic. This melodramatic touch was, unfortunately, reinforced by Jennifer Lawrence' portrayal of poor Katniss Everdeen, which seemed more often than necessary a bit over the top (who wakes up like this after a bad dream?). But the most disappointing was not the melodramatic display of the protagonist, but the boring "I don't care what's going on" acting of Julianne Moore, which couldn't be saved by the late Philip Seymour Hoffmann or Josh Hutcherson's accurate and surprisingly credible portrayal (if you just ignore the weird torture-Make up).
Nevertheless, I appreciated the small details like Katniss' Song, which is one of two moments in the film that can give you the heebie-jeebies - that is, of course, if you' re not already asleep.