Interesting concept, disappointing end

Rating: 7/10 (18 February 2020)

For once, and no I haven't read the books, I found myself genuinely intrigued over the opening scenes of a film.
The maze itself, with its continually changing sections, the routine of opening and closing the doors, the box - all the controls in place to manage the glazers, I found genuinely refreshing.
The first disappointment for me were the Grievers. The concept so far had been believable, but these creatures with metal spider bodies seemed a little too far fetched within the general context of the movie - machines alone would have been more in keeping.
The next was learning that all this was actually down to a virus. Not massively original.
Then there's the question of the point of the maze. Apparently, the flare virus attacks a part of the brain called the killzone, and the tests were to activate that part of the brain. Pretty certain the cheesy names WCKD could have tested subjects in a less elaborate way.
What had been an intriguing and thought provoking story, the ending proved to be a bit of an anticlimax. Still an enjoyable film though.