Review of The 5th Wave (2016) by Not_Mueller — 26 Mar 2016

I went and saw this movie because Zootopia was sold out. From what I'd seen on the trailers, it looked like another Hunger Games/Divergent. I was right. I watched another female protagonist deal with family issues as she stumbled through the forest alone with nobody that could help her.

Until, of course, she met a boy that she originally didn't like until she saw him bathing in a river. It was arguably better than most movies of its kind, however, given that it had some moments that actually made me cry.

However, the part before "the first wave" was cheesy, a classic red-solo cup party with drama about a boy she liked. That part felt forced and awkward, probably because the director hasn't lived as a teenager today- understandable.

The duration of the film in the first four waves was emotional and devastating, major props for that. However, aside from a few good scenes, everything else following that was much worse. Between flat characters (the "agressive one", the "kid that needs protected", the "smart one"), another plot where the teenagers have more power/skills than adults (probably meant to make teenagers feel empowered), and a rushed romance, the movie felt flat from a beginning that could have separated it from other movies of its type.