The Maze Runner-Review

Rating: 3/10 (6 October 2014)

Unfortunately there is not a lot of positive things I can say about this film. My wife and I saw it together and both came away equally disappointed.
The film opens with absolutely no character or plot development. I guess the viewer is meant to share in the feelings of helplessness and confusion that the main character experiences as he is thrust out of the dark into his new setting without even any memory of who he is.
From there the viewer is confronted with one stretch of the imagination after another. Like a bunch of boys trapped together in an enigmatic and hostile environment living in complete harmony and orderliness.
My wife thought this movie had a lot of the same feel and appeal as "The Hunger Games." I have to concur on the basis that both seem equally preposterous.
I went to this movie off a recommendation from a relative. I had not read any of the books or even a detailed plot summary. If I had known it was a post apocalyptic scenario that might have helped me accept the bizarre nature of it.
We might have overlooked all the bad and unbelievable elements if it had not been for the blatant and offensive message that "Wicked is good,"delivered at the end. Following that we both agreed we would not recommend this movie to anyone.