Too generic

Rating: 4/10 (29 June 2017)

Another day, another Hollywood blockbuster based on a young adult novel and featuring a teenage cast involved in a huge game while trying to stay alive. Yep, it's another film that's completely derivative of THE HUNGER GAMES and DIVERGENT, with little to make it stand out. This time around, a group of kids are randomly trapped inside a giant, shifting maze and must figure out a way to escape.
Inevitably this is a film full of bland, CGI action scenes that always turn me off. There's just nothing exciting watching a couple of characters running from a CGI effect. The monsters in the maze are quite boring, a bit like the bugs in STARSHIP TOOPERS but partly mechanical. This film's saving grace is the quality of the acting, which is better than expected; the lead is quite likable and the supporting players have distinct characters which makes a change from the usual nonsense. I'll be catching the sequel at some point, but I don't expect much from it on the strength of this.