When your story’s based on a central mystery, it can be very difficult to provide an answer that feels satisfactory, but even with that in mind The Maze Runner ends on a crushingly disappointing note that privileges setting up the next movie more than reaching any kind of first episode closure. That might not bother fans of the series, who are already primed for what’s coming, but as a stand-alone feature, The Maze Runner essentially trails away with an ellipsis