I guess it’s
finally over. That was my thought after being dragged through over two hours of
a movie that denies you any thrill, joy, or excitement. Bilbo Baggins’
description of his life in Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring perfectly
sums up this movie: “…feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over
too much bread.”
This final Maze
Runner installment was anything but interesting. It lacked traction and
felt unnecessarily drawn out for reasons only the director and producers might
understand.
Based on James Dashner’s novel The Death Cure, this last chapter in
the Maze Runner franchise will make you grateful that no more movies
are planned after this lackluster conclusion.
The plot
revolves around one task: free Minho.
Thomas, Newt, and Frypan embark on a mission to rescue their friend Minho,
who’s being transported to WCKD.
They attack his
convoy but end up capturing the wrong cart—filled with people, but no Minho.
This is a major letdown for the trio, who’ve spent months planning the
operation. Against orders, they decide to try again.
Meanwhile, Minho is being tortured at WCKD in the hopes of extracting a cure.
As this continues, Thomas and his friends’ new plan leads them to cross paths
with an old nemesis, forcing them to form new alliances to save Minho.
Along the way,
the group encounters Teresa, who’s hell-bent on finding a cure but has made
little progress.
The group decides the best way to save Minho is to force Teresa—who once
betrayed them—to help. While this seems like a solid plan, Teresa has her own
agenda. Whether the group trusts her or not, she’s determined to find a cure
and stop the virus before it destroys the world.
All of this is
dragged out, likely because the producers were aiming for a two-hour runtime.
As a result, it’s hard to appreciate anything good about the acting,
cinematography, or set design.
If, like me,
you’ve been following this series from the first movie, you might feel tempted
to see it through to the end. The problem is, it’s just not worth it.
My advice? Stop after the second movie and let your imagination fill in the
rest. This final installment feels like it was made purely for profit. The
production company was hoping to cash in on fans’ loyalty, and while they
probably succeeded, they delivered a movie that’s barely watchable.
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