The third and final book of the Hunger Games trilogy,
Mockingjay, is okay at best and disappointing at worst. On a positive note, the war scenes are
developed and chilling. The acting however, has all the charisma of the
sleepwalker going through the motions. The film even commits the cardinal sin
of telling rather than showing key plot points.
Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, is going up
against the capitol of Panem. Deciding that she will be the one to kill
President Snow, Katniss joins a ragtag band of misfits specialized to look good
for the camera. They must face the war torn districts that look like scenery
out of Band of Brothers and beware of
the new traps that await them in their mission.
This was one of the few times that Josh Hutchinson did a
decent acting job. While Hutchinson did a fine job portraying him it is really
difficult to like the Peeta character. Even after four movies he is in constant
need of rescue. In this movie he kills his own teammate at the first sign of
danger, and the chemistry between him and Katniss feels as fake as Jena
Malone’s shaved head.
There are some compelling shots that really play into the
“war is hell” theme. The movie unfortunately feels forced and like they
struggled to make it at all. If you saw the other movies then, by all means see
this as a rental. On its own it is fairly subpar for the genre. There is very
little action, some of the key plot points happen off-screen, and there really
is no climax to speak of. This is
certainly a weak entrée into the franchise that might have been great if they
simply edited the two films into a single movie.
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