Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) by Aliceofx — 24 Nov 2015

So apparently I am in the minority of people who actually loved Mockingjay so it disappointed me particularly that the final film was such a dud. The book had several very emotional moments, powerful moments that were completely butchered in the movie. They had none of the weight they were supposed to have.

Usually I try to remain spoiler free in my reviews but this simply has to be mentioned. In the book we see Katniss mentally damaged following the events of the previous two books and none of that appears in the film, only briefly in Part 1. After Prim's death she has a complete breakdown, the part where she is yelling at Buttercup (the cat) is the most tear-jerking moment in the story. Yet in the film it all remains emotionless and Katniss seems barely moved by her sister's death.

Emotionless. That would be a good word to describe this film. I almost wouldn't mind if they had changed the story and at least went out with a bang so we could have a grand ending to the series. But it feels like the makers lost heart for this franchise.

Obviously splitting Mockingjay into two movies was a bad call. And even then they didn't have time for important stuff, but other parts are unnecessary dragged out. Overall this movie might be of interest to fans of the series and but I don't see what interest it would be to anyone else.