![]() TURAN: Director Francis Lawrence also works hard delivering what few dramatic beats half a novel affords him. JENNIFER LAWRENCE: (As Katniss Everdeen) I have a message for President Snow. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1") Feel her fury as she shouts out a challenge to her mortal enemy, the leader of the future state of Panem. She maintains her tight hold on the fierce character of Katniss Everdeen, a rebel by instinct who insists always on being defiantly her own person. Star Jennifer Lawrence tries her hardest to make it otherwise. This one is, by definition, a placeholder film - a movie that exists not for itself but to smooth the transition from its successful predecessors to a glorious concluding part due in theaters a year from now. The final novel of the trilogy has been cut into two pictures. KENNETH TURAN, BYLINE: "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" is an elaborate title for a film that's too minimal, literally by half. Kenneth Turan reviews the latest in "The Hunger Games" series. The debate will continue during Thanksgiving week and beyond, but some people will give themselves a break with a movie that makes our political debates seem tame.
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