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The Maze Runner

2014

Wes Ball

Dylan O'Brien, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter ...

5.9

34,779

Sci-Fi. Action. Adventure Thomas wakes up in an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He emerges into a world of about 60 teen boys who have learned to survive in a completely enclosed environment, subsisting on their own agriculture and supplies. A new boy arrives every 30 days. The original group has been in "The Glade" for two years, trying to find a way to escape through the Maze that surrounds their living space. They have begun to give up hope. ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	this puzzle-box gets less interesting as we learn more about what's going on (...) For its first half or so, 'The Maze Runner' tells a captivating tale of survival and weaves a potentially interesting mystery"	NEU
United States	Ella Taylor Variety	"A solid adaptation (...) 'The Maze Runner' feels refreshingly low-tech and properly story-driven"	POS
United States	Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"Ball appears to be implementing a strategy that’s predicated more on quickly launching a film franchise than developing a substantive long-form narrative (...) engaging, although never outright challenging"	NEU
United Kingdom	John Hazelton Screendaily	"A dystopian sci-fi thriller whose fast pace and appealing cast just about make up for a lack of really engaging drama. (...) a fairly exciting climax."	POS
United Kingdom	Jordan Hoffman The Guardian	"The acting's great. Shame about the rest of it. (...) clunky design and awful sound (...) The Maze Runner is not a good movie, but it wins points for omitting much of what makes typical teen films excruciating. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"The Hunger Games' Meets 'Lord of the Flies' (...) Surprisingly sharp movie"	POS
United States	Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"A perfectly serviceable entry in the young-adult dystopian sweepstakes (...) the movie does its main job: raising curiosity for a sequel"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"A sci-fi thriller set in a vaguely post-apocalyptic future must create a fully drawn universe to thoroughly captivate the viewer. But Maze Runner feels only partially formed (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"	NEU
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"Gets the vision and the grit of the source material but finally feels more like a long trailer than an involving movie"	NEU

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