Engrossing, but not for all

Rating: 8/10 (8 August 2016)

The movie starts off with a pretty interesting plot where the protagonist named Thomas(Dylan O'Brien) doesn't remember anything about his past and finds himself in an open field (referred to as glade in the movie) being laughed at by 40 or so teenager boys around his own age.The field is surrounded by massive intricate maze walls, which apparently needs to be crossed to escape from the maze and this is what this movie is all about. None of the teenagers present in the glade have any memory of their past and they have been trying to find the way out of this maze for two years-since the first boy was sent into the maze. Of course, it's easy to predict that Thomas will be the best maze runner ever who finds a way out.
Even though the first half is extremely well done and quite engrossing, the movie loses its pace in the second half. There are a few plot holes because of the lazy script-writing done.There are numerous occasions which don't have any resemblance to their description shown in the novel. As difficult as getting out of the maze seems in the beginning, there is absolutely no thrill factor in the climax sequence. The reason as to why they were put in the maze doesn't seem plausible at all, while the reason given in the novel is easily believable.
The direction, sound effects and cinematography are top-notch. The scenes were well enacted by casts.
The movie is worth watching at least once for its thrilling action sequences and authenticity of the locations(and grievers) as they were described in the book.