The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

Name: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: November 20, 2015
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore

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Lionsgate | Release Date: November 20, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Liam Hemsworth, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Willow Shields, Woody Harrelson

Summary: With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) confronts President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Finnick (Sam Claflin) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as theyWith the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) confronts President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Finnick (Sam Claflin) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to liberate the citizens of Panem, and stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games. [Lionsgate]… Expand

Director: Francis Lawrence

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller, War

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 137 min

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Amy Nicholson

Nov 17, 2015

Most astonishingly, with the franchise's powerful climax, Lawrence has managed to align her parallel Hollywood lives and reinvent the prestigious popcorn flick, a crowd-pleaser with intelligent class. Read full review

Adam Howard

Nov 4, 2015

In the genuinely shocking and surprising third act, it wades deep into the moral shades of grey at the story's core and comes out the other side with no easy solution. Read full review

David Edelstein

Nov 20, 2015

The final film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’s dystopian Hunger Games YA novels, Mockingjay — Part 2, is a potent antiwar saga: bleak, savage, and very modern in the depiction of an unholy union between political manipulation and showbiz. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Nov 20, 2015

Director Francis Lawrence stages the action sequences, both aboveground and underground, with a modicum of flair, and Julianne Moore as rebel leader Coin gives off some sparks – she’s a reformer with a totalitarian streak – but for the most part there is nothing divertingly new or different about this franchise fade-out. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Nov 19, 2015

Mockingjay Part 1, released a year ago, was a disjointed, incomplete affair and, although Mockingjay Part 2 is more polished, the pace is uneven and there’s a sense that the series has hung around too long. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Nov 4, 2015

The pace, which had been so tightly controlled in the first two films, is a curious mess, starting off painfully slowly, then rushing when it really matters. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 18, 2015

Mockingjay II is a bare bones finale — a tedious two hours in which nothing at all happens, with the briefest of breaks for a zombie chase and attack and a half-hearted bit of sci-fi combat. Read full review

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emilyywashere

Nov 20, 2015

For a fan of the books, one could not be more ecstatic with the outcome of this movie. It has all the brooding themes from the novel while adding components that create an even deeper, more connected story line. I could not think of a better way to end the era of The Hunger Games. KatnissFor a fan of the books, one could not be more ecstatic with the outcome of this movie. It has all the brooding themes from the novel while adding components that create an even deeper, more connected story line. I could not think of a better way to end the era of The Hunger Games. Katniss Everdeen and the others have finally come full circle.
I believe if they were to make more movies, most fans and other slightly curious observers would love to witness Haymitch Abernathy as he takes on 47 other tributes in his own game during the 2nd quarter quell.… Expand

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ahmedimran

Jan 15, 2016

This movie is far too under rated. Probably the best Hunger Games movie released. The fact that the part 1 was unnecessary and was dragged made the audience not watch the second part. They should have made one Mockingjay movie. Otherwise the best hunger games movie, full of action. JenniferThis movie is far too under rated. Probably the best Hunger Games movie released. The fact that the part 1 was unnecessary and was dragged made the audience not watch the second part. They should have made one Mockingjay movie. Otherwise the best hunger games movie, full of action. Jennifer Lawrence killed it as Katniss in this one too!… Expand

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assassin0boy

Nov 20, 2015

It a nice movie.a good end for the mockingjy.hunger game mockingjy part 2 isn't the best.i think catching fire was a little better but you will love it.

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Connorkirker

Dec 9, 2015

The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 2 comes with a satisfying ending for this great series. Even if it had a few notes off. Sure Part 1 didn't go good as i expected as i thought i would be.

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hanneguacamole

Dec 1, 2015

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By now, I have seen every book and watched every movie of the series. But my enthusiasm has gradually decreased with each installment. Reaching the fourth movie, I saw it solely because I had seen and read everything else. Of course Mockingjay Part 2 was going to be a marketing gimmick. I don't even know at this point if it followed the book, and I don't even care.

I can't say I would even call myself a fan of The Hunger Games, but it had potential – at one point. There are moments of brilliance that were begging to be brought out, like the killing of President Coin, yet I was left feeling like it didn't really matter. This dystopian world could have ben powerful and gripped our hearts, but the movie lost its way and fell into the typical trap of the love triangle. Thank god for Phillip Seymour-Hoffman. If it weren't for his performance shining through in a select few moments, I would be a little more down overall. Still breaks my heart that we don't see more of his role.

I think Jennifer Lawrence tried her best to make this last glimpse of the franchise a success, but what could she do? She's aged several years since the release of the first movie, as has her audience – including myself. Stretching out the story for four years is bound to lose the originality and Mockingjay is no exception. We're different people and we've grown apart.… Expand

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MattBrady99

Nov 30, 2015

Katniss Everdeen: "Tonight, turn your weapons to the Capitol!".

The story in Mockingjay Part 2 is Katniss fully embracing her role as the face of the district revolution in the "Mockingjay" she leads an all-out assault on the capital to bring down President Snow and his autocratic ruleKatniss Everdeen: "Tonight, turn your weapons to the Capitol!".

The story in Mockingjay Part 2 is Katniss fully embracing her role as the face of the district revolution in the "Mockingjay" she leads an all-out assault on the capital to bring down President Snow and his autocratic rule once and for all.

After the dull filler that was Mockingjay Part 1, I mean splitting movies into two parts isn't a great idea with some book adaption movies that don't need it, because the books themselves were not long and flowed together nicely. And yes Harry Potter did the splitting movies into two because well, the book itself was freaking huge, so huge that a little toddler can reach the top shelf by standing on the freaking book. It's completely pointless and now every book adaptation movie is doing it just to cash in more money.

I didn't like Mockingjay Part 1 that much. Nothing interesting was developed in that movie and part 1 was nothing but a set up to the next movie, which you should never do, because when you do a marathon of all of the movies, part 1 is the one that you want to skip. That's what Part 1 was 'a set up' and it doesn't stand on it's own as film (In my opinion). But all that a side, I sawed Mockingjay Part 2 a few days ago and it wasn't that great. It was way better than Part 1 when comes to something happening, but that's not saying much, because while I was watching the movie I had the same uneasy feel that Part 1 gave me and not in a good way. It isn't a bad movie, but it wasn't great.

The one major positive that I can give that was all throughout The Hunger Games franchise was Jennifer Lawrence. She has so much to do here and really makes her character shine in this movie. She once again dose a great performance that wasn't over acting or being too dramatic, but it was simple and locked down. She was without a doubt the best part of this movie.

This is a very dark and grim movie with no comic relief from the other characters, and these no messing around here and that element in the movie dose work...sometimes. These many scenes in this movie that was overly sad and so dramatic, to the point that I said to myself "Oh my lord, this movie is so miserable and grim". I know a finale like this isn't going to end quietly and it worked sometimes, but sometimes it overly did it.

This is Philip Seymour Hoffman's last movie and I think the movie did justice for his character in a respectful way due to the actors passing. I know it was hard for the cast to deal with Hoffman's death, since he's character had a major scene in this movie that he never got a chance to film due to his death. I thought the movie did great job of working around it respectfully. R.I.P Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Now for the problems: The first half of this movie and the last is so freaking slow with it's pacing, to the point that it was basically killing the spirit of this movie with the lack of energy. The movie never made me feel like the stakes were high as it felt too easy. There was never a moment that made me feel like I was on the edge of my seat or biting my nails worried for what's going, because as I said before the stakes never felt high to me. That's really disappointing and I had so much high hopes for this movie to be an intense finale with a satisfying ending...well I got some of that, but not the satisfying or intense part.

Was the ending satisfying? well, it was fine ending, but not the best as the movie didn't know how to end. The endings were dragged out.

Overall Mockingjay Part 2 will satisfy some fans of the franchise. I do think it's better Part 1 as I felt like a lot of things were happening. Unfortunately this movie dose have the same problems that Part 1 had with it's pacing and it's lack of energy. I didn't think this movie was great and I know for a fact that five years from now I will completely forget about this movie.… Expand

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Critic123456798

May 17, 2020

Awful, meaningless, meaningless, mediocre ****
Book and film is a waste of time

Suzanne Collins - the most stupid ator rotten scum, without brains

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