Though an argument could be put forth that The Divergent series managed to put out three movies as well before calling it quits. Even the TV series that reportedly would follow still has not seen the light of day, and no one is asking after it too.
The Death Cure as the final movie closed the series as best as it could, with full-on action sequences almost from beginning to end.
However, some of the liberties taken from director Wes Ball was questionable to move the movie along as best as he could. Like the first sequence with hijacking of the train, the exact location where the train would stop was laughably coincidental; followed by the availability of a plane.
A lot of these small "incidents" would add up to the dissatisfaction of the overall movie and took out a lot of the logic of its story.
Also, the first two movies did not establish well enough Ki Hong Lee's character that I was very confused as to why the trouble to rescue one guy by risking everyone else. Other unmemorable characters like Rosa Salazar and Giancarlo Esposito's, also added to the confusion when they popped up with preconceived backstories.
However, some things were done well. The acting was up to par, especially with Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Dylan O'Brien's performances.
Aidan Gillen as the villain was adequate, but Patricia Clarkson did not seem to impact the movie as much as her character should have. Also I would have liked to see more of Barry Pepper but his character disappeared in the entire middle section of the movie, only to pop up once again when it was convenient.
Others like Nathalie Emmanuel and Katherine McNamara had little to nothing to do in this one but were there just because they were also in the second movie, The Scorch Trials.
I for one am glad the series has ended because it really does not entertain that much, and the whole thing has been very unmemorable.
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