Hello All,
Back in the early days of me reviewing these films I tackled a little young adult film called The Maze Runner, a review which if you haven’t read it yet should either be along the side or in the archives. I will say at the end of that review I originally said I had no interest and seeing the next one, that is until I saw the trailers for it and it grabbed my attention enough for me to go and see it, but before that I swung by and caught myself up on No Escape. Let’s tackle Maze Runner first shall we?
Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials Review
Plot Summary - After escaping the Maze and getting rescued, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow gladers are taken to a facility run by Mr. Janson (Aidan Gillen) who claims that he will protect them from WCKD. All is not what it seems though as Thomas discovers the truth behind the facility and leads his friends into the Scorch.
Pros - It is a good looking film like the other one, and the creatures in the film called cranks are interesting looking. The actors are fine for the most part as well.
Cons - Okay, SPOILER ALERT: It basically turns into a zombie movie. All the cool kind of Sci Fi bits they had from the first one are shoved to the side and it basically turns into a post apocalyptic zombie movie. Not even a good zombie movie there’s a bunch of disjointed scenes that somehow manage to feel rushed. It is basically a middle film so there’s no really good satisfying conclusion as well.
Final Score - 2/10
Like I said, it’s interesting looking, but not much else. I can only really recommend it to fans of the books.
No Escape Review
Plot Summary - Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson) and his family have moved to an unnamed southasian country for work, but on their first day there, a revolution throws the family up against a group of rebels out to kill any foreigners. Now Jack must get his family to safety at all costs.
Pros - Pierce Brosnan is in this movie as what I would like to describe as a drunken disillusioned James Bond. He’s barely in it, but man does he just own the role, and he even manages to get a badass send off.
Cons - Pretty much everything else. The story is thin and cliched, it tries for tension and moments of despair that just come across flat, and honestly, I usually don’t really come to this conclusion, but the film comes across as kind of extremely Xenophobic. Don’t get me wrong they try to rationalize why the rebels are the gigantic assholes they’re coming across as, but it’s done in basically a hand wave and it comes across as lazy writing.
Final Score - 1/10
Yeah, it’s just bad.
I have no idea what the next review will be or when, but stay tuned.
Until then, I’ll see you folks at the movies.
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