If you dislike this movie. . .

Rating: 10/10 (21 November 2014)

If you dislike this movie, it's because:
A) You haven't read the books B) You don't like the books and/or the Mockingjay book in particular C) You have been conditioned to CGI explosions every 5 mins in Blockbuster films and cannot handle a character-driven movie
The Hunger Games films (excluding the first one) have been the most faithful book-to-screen adaptation I've ever seen. This movie follows EXACTLY the book. It IS the book.
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I was so excited throughout it, and went through all the emotions, even tearing up!
So if you don't like it, your beef is with Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay book, not the film. Which is understandable, because many consider Mockingjay the weakest in the trilogy.
That said, I LOVED THIS MOVIE. It blew my mind. It brought clarity to the book, it made it clear. I actually liked this movie BETTER THAN THE BOOK. There IS action, but it's a different kind of action.
I couldn't take my eyes off of Jen, and Josh (Peeta) really pulled it off. I didn't think he could do it. Liam (Gale) stepped up too, because for the first time in the series I actually felt sorry/understood his character. Willow (Prim) also feels more dimensional. The only thing I feel leery about is Moore's Pres. Coin---she's likable, perhaps too likable, and I might feel sorry for her in P2 because of how likable she is.