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Created Nov 23, 2014 06:30AM PST • Edited Nov 23, 2014 06:30AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   Mockingjay Part 1 officially turns The Hunger Games in to a futuristic war movie. Don’t get me wrong; I love war movies — Its just that the story-line has now morphed into something much more commonplace. Gone is the plight of the contestants – now replaced by the plight of the districts. The implementation of the latter is a very good crowd pleaser – with emotional speeches, stirring fight scenes, and of course the return of some of our Hunger Games favorites: First and foremost the lovely Katniss.

4. Acting

   Very Good 3.5

   It is going to be hard to tire of seeing Jennifer Lawrence; even with a subtly diminishing edge to her character. She’s still the uniquely shining light – but with each evolution of the series, you have to think about delivering more. Even the back-seat cast like Woody Harrelson and Elizabeth Banks are adding new twists to their characters. That said, this cast is hard to beat. Donald Sutherland still does Asshole to a T and Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Julianne Moore pair up nicely as the rebel leaders.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

6. Female Stars Very Good 3.5

7. Female Costars Very Good 3.5

8. Male Costars Very Good 3.5

10. Film

    Great 4.0

11. Direction Great 4.0

12. Play Great 4.0

13. Music Great 4.0

14. Visuals Great 4.0
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.3

17. Sex Titillating 2.3

18. Violence Fierce 2.3

19. Rudeness Salty 2.3

21. Reality

    Natural 1.0

22. Circumstantial Natural 1.0

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0