Actually the books were not as good as the movie. The movie was heavy into the predictable teen, which boy should she love, the bad boy or the good boy.
That was pretty much eliminated in the films and the story shone through.
I read the books twice which is saying a lot as I never read fiction. But the books were good and I have watched the first 2 movies a few times. It didn’t surprise me that this third movie was getting panned. I’m not sure splitting it up was such a good idea, turning 3 books into 4 movies. We just came home from seeing it. It was great, loved it and so did our adult daughter. We have both read the books. Hubby did not care for it, thought it was boring and he has not read the books. I think it is a great vehicle for showing some of the dangers of big government and some revolutionaries are reluctant until their loved ones are threatened.