On the flip side, I could probably watch "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1" many times. Director Frances Lawrence, along with some help from Collins, does an outstanding job turning the ...

Luckily, Mockingjay — Part 1 powers through on the strength of a tale that’s always had more on the ball than the shoddy Games rip-offs (that’s you, Divergent).Katniss has been called to the ...

“Mockingjay, Part 1” is still very much a “Hunger Games” movie, yes, but it calls to mind smart political comedies like “Wag the Dog” and “Tanner ’88” as well.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" is All Talk, Little Action, and Half of a Movie ... Woody Harrelson is once again a highlight as the lovably alcoholic Haymitch Abernathy, ...

After being cliff-hung by Catching Fire, the Hunger Games saga could've taken me anywhere. As someone who hasn't read Suzanne Collins' books, it's gratifying to see where Mockingjay - Part 1 goes ...

Film Review: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1’ ... Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), and her once colorfully coiffed, now plainly dressed escort, Effie Trinket ...

"Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1" is a placeholder, ... (Elizabeth Banks), determined to make Katniss “the best-dressed rebel in history,” and her old mentor Haymitch Abernathy ...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is a film that delivers on its premise far too well. ... Katniss’ long-time mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) has gone from guilt-ridden drunk to sober PR rep.

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” – 3 stars MPAA rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images and thematic material) Running time: 2:03 ...

★★☆☆☆ Turning a trilogy into a movie is never easy to pull off, but splitting the final book into two films is even harder. The new “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” proves why. While the “Harry ...

Like an overgrown and bloated trailer for a film yet to come, Francis Lawrence‘s The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 spreads perhaps 45 minutes of dramatic material across two far-too ...

Watch a clip from the film "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1," starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Photo/Video: Lionsgate If you need any more reasons to admire ...