"This is so far away from The Glade..."
The third and final entry in this surprisingly strong YA series mostly manages to deliver where others (Divergent, The Hunger Games) faltered. Starting with a well-executed train heist, the film is rarely short of Wes Ball's confident vision and sometimes stylish direction. Dylan O'Brien again proves to be a watchable centre to the whole series, with good supporting work from Kaya Scodelario and Ki Hong Lee in particular. As with all good concluding instalments, meetings of old friends and enemies from previous films is entertaining as all the major players are drawn together . There is some excellent dystopian world-building on display, and although this third film is just slightly the least interesting or original of the trilogy, it does serve as an effective, efficient and well-made closer to a franchise that has consistently punched well above its weight.
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