After having escaped the Maze, the Gladers now face a new set of challenges on the open roads of a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles (www.imdb.com).
Director: Wes Ball (The Maze Runner)
Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Jacob Lofland, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson, Aidan Gillen, Barry Pepper
Note: May contain some spoilers.
The Scorch Trials: the second film of The Maze Runner trilogy. 20th Century Fox's answer to a young-adult series, similar to The Hunger Games and Divergent. The Maze Runner has a compact storyline, telling us all we need to know without revealing too many secrets. The Scorch Trials, on the other hand, loses the thread in its script. Piecing the puzzle together's the hardest part, unless the book's been read prior. Sitting back and enjoying the action's the easy part. Thomas (O'Brien) and the Gladers escape the clutches of WICKED, only to find they've walked right back into their hands. The Scorch is the Gladers' new task, set by WICKED leader Janson (Aiden Gillen). At least that happens in the book. In the film, Thomas and company seeks safety, which is inconveniently past the Scorch, in the mountains, unaware that it's a new test. They face new challenges, mainly zombie-like humans, adverse weather conditions, and the enemy constantly on their tail. It hardly feels worth it by end. The Gladers get no where, the trial opening up dilemmas, solving nothing on the way. The action at least keeps us entertained for the majority of the movie. Overall though, a disappointment after a successful start to the trilogy.
3/5
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