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The 5th Wave Movie Review

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Review for the film " The 5th Wave"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 52 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 22-01-2016

Genre: Thriller, Sci Fi

Similar To: Dont Move, House Of Spoils, Its Whats Inside, Woman Of The Hour

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3.51 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Liev Schreiber

Nick Robinson

Maria Bello

Tobey Maguire

Graham King

J Blakeson

Maika Monroe

Alex Roe

Maggie Siff

Tony Revolori

Terry Serpico

Tim Headington

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Producer:

Tobey Maguire

Graham King

Matthew Plouffe

Tim Headington

Director:

J Blakeson

Movie Actor:

Zackary Arthur

Marc John Jefferies

Maddy Rae Cooper

Liev Schreiber

Kendrick Cross

Kelly Rose

Matthew Zuk

Michael Beasley

Nadji Jeter

Perry Ball

Ron Livingston

Talitha Bateman

Terry Serpico

Tony Revolori

Walter Hendrix III

Jim Palmer

Hunter Denoyelles

Gabriela Lopez

Alex Roe

ChloÃ« Grace Moretz

Nick Robinson

Adrian Lockett

Alex MacNicoll

Bobby Batson

Cade Canon Ball

Charles Barden

Flynn McHugh

E Roger Mitchell

Devin McGee

Chelsea Hayes

Movie Actress:

Maggie Siff

Maika Monroe

Maria Bello

empty:

Mathew Dunne

Executive Producer:

Richard Middleton

Line Producer:

Chris Lowenstein

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The 5th Wave is a survival thriller and has borrowed some ideas from the 2013 famous novel of Rick Yancey. Well, let’s see how the film has turned out to be.

Plot

The aliens are knee bent on killing the human beings, who are weaker to them. Thus, they get themselves involved in attacking the humans, which is through waves. And the 5th wave is apprehended as the most devastating and the ultimate one. But the problem is that the aliens look the same as humans.

And there is the story of Chloe Grace Moretz She is known to be one the greatest young actresse >> Read More... and her beloved family. Moretz lives a comfortable suburban life, but her happiness is soon shattered due to the invasion of an alien ship. Moretz’s mother is killed in the 3rd wave. Moretz, along with her brother and dad, seeks the resort of a survivor camp. The army lends a helping hand to the refugees, but things go out of way. Moretz gets stranded, her dad is killed, and her sibling is moved to an Air Force. Here the children are trained to combat the aliens. What does Moretz do to save her brother and also humanity? Watch the movie to find out.

Star Performances

Moretz is brimming with youth in the film, and she does a convincing job as the girl who has grits in the face of crisis. Schreiber makes a great villain. As for Livingston, he does a commendable job. The other casts are quite ok.

Analysis

The onscreen version of The 5th Wave is not as engrossing as the novel. In fact, the director J Blakeson has not included some significant elements of the novel in the movie. For the romance lovers, there is some tasteless romance in the movie.

What’s there?

The relationship between the sister and brother is executed well. This is one of the major highlights of the movie.

What’s not there?

The characters of the movie could have been crafted well.
The visuals manage to show that this is a disaster movie but the movie fails in bringing a sense of threat to the audience.
The CGI effects lack novelty.
Given the genre of the film, we don’t get to get a feeling of urgency.
The movie goes on predictable lines.
The pace of the movie is slow.

Verdict

If you haven’t read the novel, The 5th Wave makes for an engrossing watch.