Jennifer Lawrence's charisma and the the sly excellence of her supporting cast keep The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 aloft.

...traumatised centre of the film, and also its saving grace, is still Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen.

...it still manages to thrill.

Det er fint at bruge et par timer på at nyde stilheden før stormen, og jeg kedede mig ikke et øjeblik.

...Jennifer Lawrence leverer endnu en formidabel præstation som den stædige Katniss og hun solidt bliver bakket op af især Julianne Moore og Philip Seymour Hoffman...

The movie’s real love affair is with Philip Seymour Hoffman (to whom it is dedicated), bringing both wit and gravitas to the role of gamesmaker-turned-Kingmaker Plutarch Heavensbee.