Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

The middle-child of the trilogy, The Scorch Trials reunites us with Thomas and the surviving members of the glade. This time around they are pursued by the scientists of WCKD who want to continue to experiment upon them in order to find a cure for the deadly flare virus. In addition, it seems that much of the world has been scorched into desert and thus the teens seek refuge with a renegade organisation known as The Right Arm. TST has even less narrative than the first movie and instead favours more action and death-defying thrills. This makes the film both entertaining and frustrating as you find yourself longing for scenes with the 'evil' adults as they at least help to flesh out some semblance of a story. Much like its elder brother, the soundtrack and special effects are adequate but there's still no real point to it all. It's re-watchable for the thrills but it's hard to feel invested.

5/10