Michael Ledo The film picks up where the other one leaves off. Again, there is no recap. This film answers the questions we had at the end of the last film. "What will happen to Peeta (Josh Hutcherson)? And more important, Who will Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) end up with, because this is also a love story. It isn't long before the Mockingjay "goes rogue" as the film pays homage to Orwell if I recall by high school book reports. What is important in this film is that the end does not leave you hanging, you have closure.I enjoyed the film as Katniss spouted out memorable lines as all civilian killing is personal. They are our family. Philip Seymour Hoffman died while making this film. His role was reduced to a few head shots and limit lines. I heard they were going to use CG to create his character. If they did, I couldn't tell. Good final film.Guide: No swearing, sex, or nudity.

pedro_quide I'm almost sure this is not a spoiler as it is a very general description:It is a movie without pace and not many surprises, but gives a powerful philosophical message that a war cannot really be stopped by war (much less with the same mentality of the enemy). Pity it was not fully executed as so by the hero.

cinemajesty Starting out on March 23rd 2012 to become the overdrive franchise success for Minor Hollywood distributor Lionsgate Films and production company Color Force in order finish on November 22nd 2015 with releasing the split-in-two third part of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy "Mockingjay" written as kind of U.S. American remake of Koushun Takami's Japanese book "Battle Royale", by Suzanne Collins and wrapped up as novelties to make the book deal of decade.The adaptation had been well-crafted hands with establishing Director Gary Ross, who took his time to follow up on his all-time classic "Seabiscuit" (2003), directing ultimately force-of-nature Jennifer Lawrence to a self-determined movie-carrying leading actress at the age of 21. And so it comes that Jennifer Lawrence jumps, fights and practicing a major armada of properties in the art department to become the iconic character of Katniss Everdeen, who rises above the rest to identify a generation of the strange and lost.What happened after the opening weekend in March 2012 was nothing short of miracle working in the making. The by Gary Ross directed first part clicked into a Zeitgeist phenomena, which will last for another 3 and 1/2 years, making close to 3 Billion U.S. Dollars in total revenue for the production company with a 500 Million Dollar effort in production budgets for all three adaptations of Suzanne Collins' novels, counting a total page count of 1155 pages, adapted into 500 Minutes of motion picture entertainment.Director Francis Lawrence, known for his lucky strike remake of "The Omega Man" (1971) with "I am Legend" in 2007, came on-board in summer 2012 to conclude the remaining two parts for the big screen. Getting along with already starred-up Jennifer Lawrence, about to win her first Academy-Award for "Silver Linings Playbook" directed by mark-hitting David O. Russel, makes her train even harder for "Catching Fire" to present herself in the fighting role of a life-time, killing off her opponents of the same generation like flies from the living room wall in sticky New Yorker apartment and learning the ropes for big-time Hollywood CGI-integrated event movie productions.Audiences around the world could not believe their eyes, when it came peak-taking "Hunger Games" moment in part 2 with the mandrill fighting scene shot in IMAX format, which arguably could only be outrun by Christopher Nolan's directed Joker vs. Batman "Hit me" street duel scene from "The Dark Knight" (2008). Nevertheless Francis Lawrence dug in deep into the material given by Suzanne Collins and adapted by changing screen writing teams from "Catching Fire" to "Mockingjay", which in my opinion could have been the desirable 180 Minutes overdrive sophisticating entertainment ride without taking out the tension after 110 Minutes in "Mockingjay - Part 1" with the intensely performing, but stuck on the character of Peeta Mellak for life, Josh Hutcherson strapped to the bed of intensive care unit.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

Daniel Aplin "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" defiantly finishes the franchise with a bang, no not a bang something even more than that. "Mockingjay Part 2" defiantly gives the fans a more than satisfying conclusion. The plot begins at the same point "Mockingjay Part 1" left off. For all past deaths made as entertainment, and for the insidious modification of Peeta, Katniss deems to strike out on her own to take down President Snow once and for all, but being the Mockingjay, the living symbol of the rebellion now headed by Alma Coin, has its drawbacks. Recognition, for one, and she finds herself saddled with a team of expert warriors (which surprisingly includes the ailing Peeta) aimed to penetrate the Capitol that has barricaded itself behind Hunger-Game-style death traps. As she closes in on carrying out her private agenda through more deaths and mayhem, President Snow himself makes her aware of another threat to peace for Panem equal to himself, leaving her to consider how to truly end the bloodshed. Once again the director "Francis Lawrence" is very smooth with his style and truly is the perfect director for these films. He again brings very beautiful visuals to the screen with the locations and brings back the "games" in a perfect way. "Jennifer Lawrence" was exceptional as always but in this one she defiantly boosts her performance as a character with PTSD. I can proudly say that this is the best she preformed in the franchise and even up to "Silver Linings" and "Joy" standards. "Josh Hutcherson" is very good in this film as well. Although this is his toughest part in the role yet is defiantly not his best as I liked him a lot better in Mockingjay Part 1. "Sam Claflin" also boosts his game as Finnick Odair and with a lot more screen time then he had in "Mockingjay Part 1". This film has major character development and its amazing to watch on screen. To see where Katniss began at the beginning of the movie to the end blows your mind. But unfortunately the Secondary characters do not have as big character development they still do have some. You can tell they spent every single penny they had wisely on this film. With an extremely high budget of an estimated $160 Million the special effects are exceptional. The underground lizard mutts where very very well done in terms of CGI as well as the multiple explosions and the avenue of the tributes in snows execution scene. The Original Motion Score composed by James Newton Howard was one of the best in the Franchise. With the multiple standouts being, your favourite colour is green, Sewer Attack, Rebels Attack, Snows Execution and the Medley. Once again the Pace in this film is perfect. The aim when Squad 451 got into the capitol was to make it feel like a ghost town and the pace at that point made it feel so much more like the ghost town they where going for. Then it starts to speed up with the majority of the action scenes in the middle at its climax. Overall "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" is a more than satisfying ending to the franchise as it goes out with a bang. With exceptional acting, characters, special effects, pace and a perfect score and no flaws. In my opinion it's the best in the franchise. I give 2015's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" a 10/10"