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Maze Runner:

The Death Cure (PG 13)

STARRING Dylan O’Brien, Lee Ki Hong, Thomas Brodie-Sangster Directed BY Wes Ball

I can’t for the life of me recall cure for a zombie plague that’s past its bedtime. If anything,
much about the previous Maze killing the planet. And while it’s little poignant moments
Runner movie, The Scorch Trials. I there’s plenty of wall-to-wall involving Thomas’ bromance with
know it has a lot of running (duh), action, the threequel is his pals that resonate more.
and, obviously, Dylan O’Brien’s frustratingly light on awe and As a vehicle for O'Brien's budding
designated saviour Thomas excitement — it’s just a by-the- badassery, though, I'm happy
manages to live through it, so that numbers spectacle that’s loud, to just stick with American
he can do more running and find a hollow, clunky, and 30 minutes Assassin.

REVIEWS ROUND-UP
What do other critics think of the movie?
“For everyone else, there’s the long enough, they’re rewarded with installment as it’s opened out
action, and it’s here where The rollicking, highly-competent popcorn from its contained, high-concept
Death Cure makes its strongest movie.” — Vulture beginnings.” — Total Film
case for existence. There are
cranes and buses and explosions “Unfortunately, this YA franchise “The script is just so-so, but
and shoot-outs and hand-to- has become less interesting [director Wes] Ball’s directorial eye,
hand battles and invasions and more formulaic with each clear in the first Maze Runner film
and demolitions, and they’re all though largely AWOL in the second,
delivered with a verve that is saves the third and final adventure
otherwise missing.” — The Wrap from its own bloat. There’s no
earthly reason The Death Cure
“This is the sort of action film should run 142 minutes. But each
where the bad guys often hold supporting character receives her/
their fire for no discernible reason, his proper send-off, and among the
and are terrible at dodging things, film’s many endings you can pick
but if one suspends disbelief one you like.” — Chicago Tribune

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