The Maze Runner

Considering what has been coming to us from Hollywood lately, at least in terms of fantasy targeting teenagers, this is still quite well done. The theme is very good, but slightly mishandled because there is clearly room for something grittier that would fit better. The ending is a bit uncertain, and surely a sequel will be needed to see more, but still, I have a good feeling about the first film. (11/30/2014)

I’m glad that lately Americans have been making one film after another based on fantasy bestsellers for young people, of which there are tons these days. Off the top of my head, I could name for example Hunger Games or Divergence. The Maze Runner is also a good movie. Even though my rating might not suggest it at first glance, I was having really good time watching this film. It is not easy to portray a world so vastly different from ours. But the creators succeeded in doing it and the only issue I had with this movie was its story, which I found irritating but there’s nothing to be done about at. Fortunately, one girl found her way into the gay environment so from the second half this movie has at least some balls. (12/07/2014)

The Maze Runner works in a similar way to The Hunger Games: the story is set in an unspecified future, and the protagonists have to deal with a reality that operates according to the rules of someone from outside, or someone from above. The storyline builds up nicely to the very finale, which reveals the imaginative point of everything that's been going on throughout the film, and also sets the stage for the sequel. The cast was mostly good, and there were few quality scares, which is strange considering the setting in the middle of a labyrinth, but this wasn't a horror film after all. In short, a film that is another in a long line of various sci-fi products, but certainly doesn't disgrace itself and stays above average. (11/14/2014)

It was very difficult to trust a potential future blockbuster that which was charged to a brand new and inexperienced director, but surprisingly he did it with style and ease. The young actors are charismatic, we have future promising actors some of whom may have decent careers ahead of them. The pacing is very decent with no dead spots, the story is also very good for the genre and features many a cool twist, the action is clear and spectacular, some scenes are so well paced that they are almost palpable with suspense, and of course the unpredictability is the main draw of the film, it leaves you in anticipation until the last minute. If you liked Lost, this works on a similar principle. 80% (10/02/2014)

Not bad at all. The plot and its approach as an adventure fantasy against the backdrop of the psychological coexistence of a group of "chosen ones" manages to keep the attention alert at all times, and though the subject matter represents a typical, ambitious "big movie for the young" of our times, the visually stylized form is often overshadowed by intimate scenes in which the conflicts between the characters escalate and the mysterious labyrinth is only descriptively presented. And that's a good thing, as neither the ideas nor the action inside the maze have enough potential to provide a great and unusual experience. The film fades from your mind very soon, but the little it leaves behind is positive. 65% (12/29/2014)