If you are thinking about seeing the 2nd
installment of the Maze Runner franchise, be prepared for a couple of things: a
lot of running, unexplained action and details, and questions such as if they
are in the middle of the desert, how is there this random nicely paved road for
them to drive on? Without getting into
spoilers, let me breakdown a few of those things. At one point in the movie, Thomas
(Dylan O’Brien) says to another character, “I’m done running”. My first
reactionary thought was it’s about damn time. Thomas has been literally just running
for the past movie and a half it’s about time they slowed it down. Also, when I
say unexplained action and details, I mean there things that characters will
either do or say and the movie expects you to just accept it and move on but
all that does is leave you lingering questions like how was something done or
what are they talking about. Other than all that, the movie was actually
enjoyable to a certain degree. The action pieces that do make sense are fun to
watch and some of the characters are very easy to like. As like it was in Maze
Runner, Dylan O’Brian (Thomas) is again the brightest part of the movie. The
characters of Newt and Minho (Thomas Brodie – Sangster and Ki Hong Lee), are
also not to be forgotten in the shadow of O’Brian. They bring both levity and
depth to both of their respective characters. Also, Aidan Gillen (Janson) plays
a villain fairly well and puts together a good performance.
Conclusion: Scorch Trials unfortunately feels like only a
slight upgrade over its predecessor. While some of the action and most of the
main cast are good enough to watch, the movie itself has some glaring holes and
weaknesses. There are moments when you will laugh with the movie…..and moments
where you will laugh at it. I thought the first Maze Runner was just okay and
that Scorch Trails could be much better. If you liked the first one you will
probably like this one, in the end, I was left with feeling disappointed.
GRADE: C -
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