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becomes a reluctant propaganda tool in the rebellion. But she has her own agenda, too. At the forefront of it, is a rescue of Peeta and the other survivors from the games.
She is aided by her best friend Gale Hawthorne (Hemsworth), her recovering alcoholic mentor Haymitch Abernathy (Harrelson) and her irreverent stylist, Effie Trinket (Banks). And she has the full backing of Plutarch Heavensbee (Seymour Hoffman).
Lawrence is an artful puppeteer with his characters. Katniss’s vulnerability is first seen as a chink in her warrior armour. But it is then used as a useful weapon to ignite the combatant in her. Lawrence (Jennifer) beautifully executes the different layers to her performance, especially when she breaks out into an inspiring tune. There’s this naturalness that she evokes that’s lapped up by fans.
Sutherland again proves to be a doyen Machiavellian and his peerless performance is beautifully matched by the late Seymour Hoffman and Moore, who exudes this ambiguous edge as the liberator.
Stanley Tucci holds centre court as a camp and calculating talk show pawn of the Capitol.
Bottom line, each actor plays their part with aplomb and bona fide conviction, thereby cementing the magnetism of another cliffhanger offering.
There are many facets at play in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, where the power struggles feed into unadulterated dramaladen anarchy. In other words, this is the calm before the storm…