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Thursday 22 January 2015

THE MAZE RUNNER [2014]

Director Wes Ball makes his feature length debut with the first instalment of The Maze Runner series, based on James Dashner's youth-oriented sci-fi novels of the same name written.
It follows the story of a teenage boy who awakens to mysteriously find himself trapped in an all-boys imprisonment surrounded by a maze that's seemingly impossible to escape.  The creepy atmosphere and themes explored play like Lord Of The Flies found it's way into the world of LOST that makes for an enticing tale to watch unfold with many unpredictable new corners to turn in this dystopian world.  It's obviously an attempt to cash-in on popularity of The Hunger Games, but TMR is darker, stranger and filled with a cast of stronger actors with more interesting roles to play.  Right out of the gates this ball is rolling and never stops until the end credits which leaves me eagerly anticipating the films to follow.

3 nights inside the maze out of 5

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