Directed by:
J BlakesonCinematography:
Enrique ChediakComposer:
Henry JackmanCast:
Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, Maria Bello, McKaley Miller, Ron Livingston, Tony Revolori, Hunter Deno (more)VOD (4)
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When an aeroplane falls from the sky, high school student Cassie (Chloë Grace Moretz) starts to notice strange things happening around her. Learning that a mysterious wave has hit the Earth wiping out the world's electronic signals, word starts to spread of possible extraterrestrial activity. When a second wave hits, bringing with it an earthquake that shakes the entire planet, terrifying tsunamis follow wiping out towns and cities. A third wave brings devastating diseases that destroy entire populations. As a fourth wave hits, allowing 'the others' to gain access to Earth, fewer and fewer humans are left to fight off the evil that is taking over the planet, but Cassie, along with fellow survivor Evan Walker (Alex Roe), take it upon themselves to do all they can to save the world before the fifth wave hits. (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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This movie can't possibly entertain even the teenagers it was obviously made for. It's a patchwork film on the level of The Host, which it also resembles in that an otherwise certainly good actress throws away her talent in the lead role. Unfortunately, when there is a stupid script, in the hands of a director without a single idea, neither Chloë Grace Moretz, nor Liev Schreiber, nor anyone, can do anything about it.
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Post-apocalyptic movies are great in that the authors can literally make up anything they want in them. But a series of waves wasn’t the best idea that would be worth turning into a film. I mean, starting with the first wave, you do get the feeling that the aliens want to wipe out humanity, but at the third wave I didn’t really know what was going on and I put all the other fuckups up to the humans themselves… who else to blame. By the way, Chloe Grace Moretz is the only good thing that is making this film a bit more beautiful.
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I'm not going to be completely harsh, because I like Chloë a lot, but this film is an example of where disaster movies are heading these days. Following the pattern of The Hunger Games and its followers, right to hell. The Hunger Games still made sense, but this is just a pseudo-serious game for youths, falling flat with a dumb story and an even worse romance.
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This is a clear example of how a potentially interesting premise can turn out to be a disaster and not even the sweet Chloë Grace Moretz can help. The five waves are summed up in five minutes, which I consider to be the biggest flaw. if the film had devoted twenty minutes to each phase, it would have been spectacular destruction, this way it doesn't ooze tension, adrenaline or power, and yet the view of the flooded Tower Bridge looked beautiful. Sadly it's not very entertaining either, the CGI is mostly rubbish, the action is mediocre and there’s no not much of it, it’s beaten by the teen romance. It's bad... 25%
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The film got off to a good start, getting my hopes up only to crush them soon afterwards. The beginning of the film felt like Independence Day meets War of the Worlds with a severely reduced budget, but a later development of the plot made me think of Twilight which was a reg flag. The moment the creators added romance to this weird film, everything started going downhill even faster. As if there weren't enough logic holes as it was. The bright lights on the helmets of the squad were an excellent idea, they could use that in real armies, too, shooting would be much more accurate resulting in considerable savings in ammunition. What a piece of crap.
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