An above average young adult film

Rating: 6/10 (11 September 2015)

We have another film based on a book in the maze runner and this film is alright, even though there are problems. The premise of the film sees a young man transported to a forest with a group of other young men. As he regains his memory he wants to convince the others that they can escape. Now Dylan o brien isn't a big name actor but he does a really good job in this film. At first I wasn't sure about his character, but he really grew on me as the film progressed and was a really good dramatic character. Will poulter plays a more hostile character in the film which was completely different to other things he has done in a good way. However, the rest of the characters are paper thin and you end up not caring about him. I liked the story of the boys being stranded in this community and the conflict really worked for me. However, this is one of the weakest endings in recent memory that does nothing but attempt to set up the sequel. The script has some good powerful dramatic dialogue and scenes. But it truly lacks any humour to it which makes the characters harder to like. The style of the film looks great with some decent action scenes. However, the CGI of the creatures didn't really work for me and the lack of light made it hard to see allot of the action. Overall this is an above average film but I hope the sequel is better.