Thomas, Newt, and Frypan are the last of the 'Gladers' immune to the Flare virus that infected the world's population. They invade a WKCD transport train in order to save fellow Glader Minho. However, they take the wrong cargo car, and Minho is transported to the 'Last City', WKCD's base of operations.
The Maze Runner is the rare series that has improved with each installment, expanding beyond the organic pen of the first film into a bigger and more thrillingly realized science fiction sandbox.
As easy as it is to criticize the script's broad strokes and improbable getaway schemes, it's hard to argue with the lessons it imparts: Be loyal, be brave, leave no friend behind.
Cheers to star Dylan O'Brien for returning to complete his starring role after his serious stunt injury in Maze 2, but the third time's a yawn for this YA dystopia series
... while Maze Runner: The Death Cure doesn't completely satisfy, it does so just enough to make me think heading out to a matinee screening to give it a look would be worth the effort it takes to do so.
