It is when Thomas and Minho enter the Maze - all gray, with steel dividers that could move and change and close any minute - that one would realize the thought that went to its design. The production design deserves props (pun intended) You would believe that they have been trapped in the place for years, yet manage to take care of themselves.Ħ. When you watch the film, check out Newt’s back holster or Minho’s backpack, even Chuck’s hoodie - they are neither over- nor under-dressed. No boring moment, even if it’s just a conversation between two characters in the Glade.įrom the moment Thomas is brought up to the Glade via a mysterious lift from underground and welcomed by boys who have lived in the Glade for quite some time, one will be reminded of The Lost Boys in “Peter Pan.” The styling is simple and raw yet it’s easy to tell that close attention was paid to details without overthought. Every moment and scene are a must-watch, so we highly suggest you leave enough time for restroom rituals before the screening begins. Blake Cooper’s performance as Chuck, the youngest of the Gladers, providers a lot of laughs and heart-warming moments in the film, while Ki Hong Lee’s portrayal of the maze runner Minho elicits a lot of happy reactions from the ladies.Īll 113 minutes of the film leave you no room to breathe, cough or pee.

We remember Dylan O’ Brien (Thomas) from “The Internship” Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Newt) from “Love Actually” as Liam Neeson’s drum-beating son and “Nanny McPhee” and Will Poulter (Gally) from “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader” as Eustace, the cousin who became a dragon. While none of the film’s stars are veteran, A-list celebrities, all of them have a bright future ahead of them should they decide to grow up and old on the big screen. Oh, and by the time the movie is done, you’ll be eager to hit the book store and read the rest of the books in the series. That it is dubbed “action-adventure thriller” is not an overstatement. From start to finish, the film keeps you at the edge of your seat - unconsciously. This writer speaks from experience, thinking that when I brought my tween son to the screening, I was doing him a favor and myself too, because I thought I could catch some shut-eye during the film.

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