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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Houston Press (294) on 25 Jan 2016

If I didn't know better, I'd say these YA books are written by parents who don't want their kids sticking their dicks in shower holes or sleeping…

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By Fernando Lopez (18) for La Nación (Argentina) (226) on 25 Jan 2016

A post apocalyptic adventure that only works because of the acting talents of its main protagonist. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Mark Kermode (1,002) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 24 Jan 2016

Blakeson, who worked low-budget wonders on The Disappearance of Alice Creed, handles the shifts and twists of the plot efficiently enough,…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 23 Jan 2016

It’s written to a machine-tooled formula, with two more episodes naturally planned to gouge cash out of the fanbase, and whatever interest…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 23 Jan 2016

For all the goodwill generated by its early scenes, by the time The 5th Wave lumbers to its conclusion, you realize you’re not watching a…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 23 Jan 2016

Moretz gives the movie whatever warmth it has, though not even she can give it a real pulse…

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By Brad Wheeler (426) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 23 Jan 2016

Topical ideas on humanity, mistrust and alien-as-immigrant metaphors are a plus, but a laughable romance and a ridiculous wrap-up render the…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for The Seattle Times (964) on 23 Jan 2016

This picture stands as the best argument yet that the YA dystopia cycle has passed its sell-by date…

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By Allison Shoemaker (83) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 23 Jan 2016

Blakeson and screenwriters Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner don’t seem to care much about telling the story…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 23 Jan 2016

The 5th Wave is an unintentionally humorous excuse for dumbed-down science fiction filmmaking…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 23 Jan 2016

The death and destruction in The 5th Wave can be highly entertaining, but once that's over, the movie must follow its predetermined formula…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for TheWrap (3,203) on 22 Jan 2016

It has the curse of earnestness. It is so sincere ... it is so sincere it could put you into a coma…

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By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 22 Jan 2016

The sense that children’s attitudes toward rampant militarization are being gradually normalized is the film's objectionable given…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 22 Jan 2016

Despite the strong presence of Kick-Ass star Chloe Grace Moretz as Cassie, the movie is selling the same old YA yada yada yada that made phenoms…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 22 Jan 2016

What begins with the giddy prospect of a fun apocalyptic alien invasion movie steadily morphs into yet another futuristic heavy-browed teens-vs-grown-ups…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 22 Jan 2016

Assuming viewers are uneducated, or that they simply do not care, the film's off to a swell start…

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By Poppy-Jay Palmer (23) for SciFiNow (378) on 22 Jan 2016

The film still manages to stand out from the cornucopia of other YA sci-fi adaptations, and its successes are largely down to the excellent…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 22 Jan 2016

It becomes increasingly dreary and derivative - and ends in a way that suggests several more mind-numbing sequels will soon be washing over us…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 22 Jan 2016

Nothing essential going on here, really, but capable of supplying an effective escapist diversion for those who need it fast…

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By Rob Vaux (1,125) for Sci-Fi Movie Page (492) on 22 Jan 2016

This is the kind of apocalypse where there's no food or gasoline, but plenty of make-up and hair care products…

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