Our hero, the obligatory YA Chosen One, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien), and his crew must free their friends from the clutches of the bad guys at WCKD. Still, there’s no time to worry about that. Nowlin, he drops us right into the action-there’s no “Previously on `The Maze Runner …’”-so if you’ve forgotten this place and these characters, you may feel a little lost. Working from a script by returning writer T.S. You certainly would never want to spend any time in the Glade, or the Scorch, or any of the adjacent, post-apocalyptic hellholes, but Ball’s films make you feel as if you’ve done just that. He’s directed all three installments in the franchise-including 2014’s “ The Maze Runner” and the 2015 follow-up “The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”-and what separates his films from the overcrowded field of teen dystopian dramas is his visceral sense of space and energy.īall’s action sequences have a tangible, accessible quality about them, which is especially true in his doozy of an opening sequence: a 10-minute car chase/train robbery across the desert that’s got a grit, intensity and rough-hewn aesthetic reminiscent of “ Mad Max: Fury Road.” And as is the case in all the “Maze Runner” movies-especially the original-the sound design is powerful and immersive. But come on.įor a while, though, Wes Ball’s film moves really well. It takes a long time to find a death cure.
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