
Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.... (Full plot summary below)
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Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. As she prepares for the inevitable and lethal fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man who may become her final hope - if she can only trust him.
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| Kaplan vs. KaplanJeanne KaplanAlthough I am growing extremely weary of these teen novels being turned into lengthy productions, "The 5th Wave" is not as bad as I was expecting. |
| Boston HeraldJames VerniereLow rent knockoff The 5th Wave is boring teenage wasteland. |
| USA TodayBrian TruittThe 5th Wave finds a way to make the most of Moretz’s talents, with the emotionality she showed in If I Stay and the utter physical chutzpah of her Kick-Ass films. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekPlays like a Disney Channel version of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' or 'The Invaders,' the sixties Quinn Martin ABC potboiler inspired by it. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottMust've been in the right mood for teen-focused alien-invasion-end-of-the-world-movie. What will be a trilogy of movies -- or more -- is off to a better start than its peers. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfUnfortunately, the fate of the world can wait when cute guys are around. |
| Tribune News ServiceKatie WalshAt times, "The 5th Wave" comes close to feeling like Paul Verhoeven's great propaganda parody "Starship Troopers," but this film is sorely lacking in irony - if there is any camp or humor to be found (and there is some) it's mostly unintentional. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewJim LaneIt's just another Hunger Games/Divergent/Maze Runner clone, with the heroine torn between two lovers. |
| CinesnarkSarah MarrsIt's the craziest of the YA dystopia movies by far, taking the premise of "child murder as entertainment" to new, un-dreamed-of heights. |
| NPRAndrew LapinIt soon becomes apparent that these spunky teens, no matter how much they flirt with each other while brandishing firearms, are only running themselves in circles. |