Review of The Maze Runner (2014) by Thequietgamer — 23 Jan 2015

Darker than your average YA book turned movie. It starts off kind of slow and it takes a bit to get into Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) as the lead, but once things get going it's an entertaining movie that keeps you interested in the mystery. Even if this movie seems solely created for setting up big stuff in a sequel.

It's got a talented cast playing these strong, likable group characters. There's also some nice action and a cool dystopian world that I wanted to learn more about. The problem is that it doesn't really answer any questions at all. What little explanations it does offer make no sense and just leave you with even more questions. Especially when you find out everything you have been told might be a lie.

This sort of vague progression seems only in place to set things up for a sequel. Whether or not it's like that in the book I cannot tell you as I have not read it. However even if it did this type of formula doesn't work too well for this movie. It doesn't ruin it, but certainly hurts the overall experience.

Still it's an enjoyable watch. One that is sure to please fans of movies like the Hunger Games series and Divergent. Even better is that it isn't preaching the same message of non-conformity that many other similar movies are. It's more wrapped up in it's own thing. Overall a solid first outing that has left me wanting more, even if mostly for the wrong reasons. I'll be coming back for the answers to questions, some of which this movie should have offered. I still think it's a solid flick though.