The 5th Wave (2016) (original) (raw)

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age. (less)

Director: J Blakeson
Writers: Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner, Rick Yancey
Starring: Chlo� Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello
Producer: Tobey Maguire

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Review by Brian Orndorf, January 21, 2016

3 / 10

�The 5th Wave� is Sony�s latest attempt to play the Young Adult adaptation lottery, recently striking out with 2013�s �The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones.� Chasing �Hunger Games� money (though I�m sure they�d settle for �Divergent� grosses at this point), the studio selects a strange book to bring to the screen, with author Rick Yancey�s coming-of-age saga set against the backdrop of an alien invasion a troublesome tale to manage on the big screen. Unfocused and dull, �The 5th Wave� doesn�t offer much of a punch, sticking close to YA formula that emphasizes teen heartache over a global batt ...read more...

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