The 5th Wave

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Julian Rex M Thinly written, poorly thought-through, and unfocused, The 5th Wave is exactly what one would expect from a post-Hunger Games YA Dystopia flick. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/24 Full Review Jamie D Don’t understand the reviews. It’s a great flick for what it is Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/08/24 Full Review Kirstin A This is a great movie. Good actors, have watched it several times. I Hope they make the sequel Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Justin T Not only is this generic and forgettable but it also suffers from perplexing and unlikable film making decisions. It's a stereotypical American Hollywood lack of imagination throughout. The lead actress Chloë Grace Moretz can act but does not look like she survived an apocalypse let alone five of them, her hair is just too perfect, plus she looks and acts too old to be a school student. They initially frame it from her perspective but they shift it to anyone's perspective and that is disjointed. There are many plot holes like the first two waves seem pretty pointless compared to the third, only being able to detect t in children makes no sense, how do they have ‘intelligence’ on these aliens, if the aliens take over human bodies then how do they act like that person, feels like they'd act very differently. And many more, I realise they explain some of this in the film but at the time it really takes you out of the experience. The scene where the army came made my eyes roll so many times, so many issues. I think I rolled my eyes more times than any other film I've seen. Couldn't they think of a better name for the aliens? It's quite slow and largely predictable, it could have been a great 15 minute short. The special effects are only okay. The dark sections are too dark. There is no real conclusion. Don't bother. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review C K I did enjoy the lead and her story, the story of Evan just frustrated me it felt so forced and unnatural. In an effort to tell Evans story, to inject a desperate 'plot twist' the director simply didn't have the skill to project evans story with discretion and not resort to marvel film visual theatrics. Evans amplified traits were so different than all his peers to the detriment, it unraveled every preceding narratives of the enemy the director worked so hard to weave. That was the pivotal scene enough to destroy what could have been memorable survival thriller story of solo or duo, if everybody was marvel like Evan why have the children in the film at all? Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Lizardo Joaquín Y This Movie is incredibly original and good, it has his mistakes like come silly parts but in general, its pretty good and enjoyable. I need a second one Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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