While I appreciate the film as a whole, I thought Lucy Gray's character was too idealized, reminiscent of a Disney-like portrayal. Not showing her death on screen is a missed chance to add more onto Snow's mind break. Also, not sold on Zegler as a singer.

Like a big mouth putting his foot in his mouth, this didn't know when to shut up.

The first Songbirds and Snakes movie is better than what I remember of the Hunger Games, but then they tack on another half movie at the end and it all unraveled for me.

I was 6 stars deep through the second half of this Cornholeanus Snow origin story, but then realized there was a third half coming and I had to witness the pacing and story-telling get sacrificed on the altar of setting up a sequel.

Plus, Rachel Zegler is an amazing young woman, but her excess of talent in everything she takes on does not justify turning the movie into a near-musical for her... Just sayin'.

The movie was good but the pacing is kinda awkward, sometimes it feels rushed (part 1) and sometimes it feels slow (part 3). Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth made a great performance but I would have loved to see more of Peter Dinklage.

movie could have been over in half the time. Feels more like a Disney movie with all the singing. Watch it free if you can, there's a reason it's from the theater to streaming so quick.

Nope,
1 point acting, terrible, Trust me, nowadays face expressions aré not acting. No chemistry at all, they cast ppl who aré unwatchable, they look upset.
2 points, solid camera, fx
1 point script , horrible 3 boring parts, they spent more time on singing, instead showing us the war, that they mentioned all the time, plot holes, so big just to continue the saga, the snow history is remotely interesting and that's all.
0.5 just because I did not sleep

4.5 points of 10.
Max points 3 per section-1 for my good taste.

Skip it, or if you are fan you need to watch it the new trilogy.

Musicals are boring.
This movie was boring.
Lucy Gray has the wrong actress, this one can't act.
Could have been a great movie, instead of just a waste of time.
They stopped making good movie plots...

I think this is a great addition to the Hunger Games universe. I read the book before the movie so it's hard not to compare them. I think the book did a better job at showing how jealous Snow is of Lucy Gray, it made him a much more interesting character than here. I found the book in general a bit more subtle.

Having said that, I still think it's a very interesting movie, I wasn't the biggest fan of part 3 in the book since it takes the pace down, but here I felt they went through that part quite fast.

Tom Blyth does an amazing job, especially towards the end when we see Snow going crazy. Jason Schwartzman as Flickerman was also a lot of fun. Josh Andrés Rivera as Sejanus was also great.

I also loved the music and the hanging tree segment.

All in all I really liked it and I'll rewatch it everytime I go back to the Hunger Games franchise!

Not to be one of those annoying people, but honestly guys you HAVE TO read the book if you haven’t yet. The movie is great, don’t get me wrong, however, hearing Snow’s thoughts add a whole new perspective.

I think definitely does not worth to watch it in cinema. Too much singing, very slow pace as well as does not show the core concept how Snow became who he was in the Hunger Games as President.

So for a HG fan can be a one night movie at home with soda.

Great adaptation of the book. This film executes the book’s prime character development - starting Snow as a relatable humble pupil, following to what we see in the Hunger Games trilogy. Some characters are better acted than others, but not too terribly so.

There is so. Much. Death. You quickly remember how grim Panem is - but the film isn’t without its lovable moments either. The third act is the weaker part (as it is in the book), but I still like how it changes how we see Snow.

I loved it. A story on how a vilain is made.

Iffy about this one. Some very tense moments and solid cinematography, but fell flat for me in terms of really showing how Snow really slipped away from his moral compass and started becoming evil. I noticed an exact scene in the movie where he started acting poorly and it was jarring. Seemed like the world gave him no reason to abruptly change his psyche, but it happened all of a sudden. Weird. Especially because Snow felt so upset when he faced the consequences of his actions (death of best friend). It's like, why are you crying that your best friend died if you're literally the one responsible for it?

I also felt like the final act wasn't as exciting and tense as it could've been to set Snow up to be the president we see in the future. Perhaps they could have given us more lore about his father and how he is becoming a parallel to him. Maybe that would've helped move the narrative along.

I didn't dislike the movie but it definitely could have been better. 6.5/10

Got to see the movie as a sneak peak premier off of winning some tickets. Although the story is fairly well written. I feel like they should have spent more time explaining the father and their childhood more to really flesh out the character and their later choices.

I did not feel like the main female lead role’s fit the movie. It just felt like the character was not from this world. The character felt awkward and out of place compared to all the others. They should have spent more time fleshing out that relationship between the main male lead and female to really make the story believable. For a long movie, things felt rushed.