The Wave (2015) (original) (raw)

After the collapse of a mountain pass above a scenic Norwegian fjord, a tsunami engulfs the region.

After the collapse of a mountain pass above a scenic Norwegian fjord, a tsunami engulfs the region. (less)

Director: Roar Uthaug
Writers: John K�re Raake, Harald Rosenl�w-Eeg
Starring: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Edith Haagenrud-Sande, Fridtjov S�heim, Laila Goody
Producers: Are Heidenstrom, Martin Sundland

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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 3, 2016

8 / 10

Not content to simply sit and watch Hollywood have all the fun, Norway elects to get into the disaster movie business with �The Wave,� working to figure out the balance between character dimension and widescreen spectacle. Mercifully, director Roar Uthaug doesn�t take the Roland Emmerich route, submitting a thoughtful take on catastrophe, using the presence of a crumbling mountain and ensuing tsunami to inspect family matters and nail-biting acts of survival. Perhaps �The Wave� is tame compared to junk food like �2012,� but its retains sincerity when dealing with characters and threat, making ...read more...

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