In the wastelands and ruins of wrecked cities, there are 3 factions - a group of (mostly) young people who are (mostly) immune to the plague which has decimated the human race, Cranks (murderous cannabilistic zombie types who have contracted the plague) and WCKD, a group who remain privileged and protected while experimenting on young people with a view to producing a cure. A group of experiment victims have joined other survivors and are, effectively, at war with WCKD. A key factor is Thomas, once within WCKD until his memories were removed and he was placed with other experiemental subjects in the Maze.
Based on a series of Young Adult science fiction novels, the Death Cure brings the trilogy to a close. I have read and enjoyed and more or less forgotten the novels, and that is something of a problem. The first 2 films came a year apart. There was then a 3 year gap before this one appeared, and I have forgotten who everyone was and the details - some of which are important - of the story so far.
The film doesn't offer you any catch-up, so watching the other two beforehand is a prerequisite.
It is packed with action from start to finish: just as well, because there is not a whole lot of character stuff here other than issues of betrayal and trustworthiness. There are deaths of characters you wished wouldn't die as well as an unexpected re-emergence of a previously dead character. I'd say it was a surprise, except thank you trailer.
Juvenile lead Dylan O'Brien remains as anonymous as he was in the previous two, the grown-ups and even the other youthful thesps leaving more of a mark. The always deliciously horrible Aidan Gillan is as deliciously horrible as ever.
The visuals, especially the cityscapes, are excellent and the film is moderately entertaining if you know what's going on. A qualified success, then.
Based on a series of Young Adult science fiction novels, the Death Cure brings the trilogy to a close. I have read and enjoyed and more or less forgotten the novels, and that is something of a problem. The first 2 films came a year apart. There was then a 3 year gap before this one appeared, and I have forgotten who everyone was and the details - some of which are important - of the story so far.
The film doesn't offer you any catch-up, so watching the other two beforehand is a prerequisite.
It is packed with action from start to finish: just as well, because there is not a whole lot of character stuff here other than issues of betrayal and trustworthiness. There are deaths of characters you wished wouldn't die as well as an unexpected re-emergence of a previously dead character. I'd say it was a surprise, except thank you trailer.
Juvenile lead Dylan O'Brien remains as anonymous as he was in the previous two, the grown-ups and even the other youthful thesps leaving more of a mark. The always deliciously horrible Aidan Gillan is as deliciously horrible as ever.
The visuals, especially the cityscapes, are excellent and the film is moderately entertaining if you know what's going on. A qualified success, then.