In comparison to the book

Rating: 5/10 (16 February 2015)

The Maze Runner is just another book adapted movie that failed to do it right. It changes (and leaves out) enough to where you could almost watch the movie and not spoil the book outside of a few plot points and character deaths; which opens up some plot holes that those who haven't read the books probably won't get. Why is Gally so against Thomas? Why don't they just climb the maze? etc. The solution for the maze and the escape from the facility are completely different and don't do a proper job at setting up the sequel or the world outside of the maze.
On the brighter side of things, it does do well visually. The action sequences are well shot and suspenseful. The acting isn't spectacular, but it's not terrible either. It was a good enough movie to kill some time, but it's just a shame that it suffers from a poorly adapted and written script and doesn't live up to its potential.