Danny Strong’s film suggests dramatic Tetris, and it leeches J.D. Salinger and his process of any mystery.
For a film about the violent overthrow of the status quo, Mockingjay – Part 2 is terminally conventional.
As a metaphor for the way we respond to the media, the film succeeds most when it revels in ambiguity.
Game Change lives in the reaction shot: in capturing the eyes of mute staffers on the sidelines witnessing the clashes of personality.
The film will make you pine for a poison apple.