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The 5th Wave
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJ Blakeson
Screenplay by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEnrique Chediak
Edited byPaul Rubell
Music byHenry Jackman
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$38 million[2]
Box office$103.5 million[3]

The 5th Wave is a 2016 American science fiction thriller film, directed by J Blakeson, with a screenplay by Susannah Grant, Akiva Goldsman, and Jeff Pinkner, based on the novel of the same name by Rick Yancey. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, and Liev Schreiber.

Development began in March 2012, when Sony picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King's production company GK Films and Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures. Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia from October 2014 to January 2015.

The 5th Wave was released on January 22, 2016 in the United States by Columbia Pictures. It received negative reviews from critics, but has grossed over $103 million worldwide.

Plot

Cassie, armed with an M16, emerges from a wood and sees a mini store. Upon entering, she hears a male voice calling for help. She follows the voice and enters a room, to find a man pointing a gun at her. She tells him to put his weapon down, and he does so. After this, he in return tells her to drop her weapon. She is wary, because she sees his right hand in his jacket. She demands his right hand to be exposed. As he takes out his hand, Cassie sees a glint of metal, and shoots him to death, in fear that it is a gun. A crucifix on a chain turns out to be what he was holding. Cassie gasps in shock of what she had done before the screen cuts to black and shows her backstory.

Cassie gets separated from her five-year-old brother, Sam . Her brother is taken by the Army for care and protection. Her father and other survivors in Ohio are killed in a massacre by the army after many armed refugees opened fire on soldiers after being informed they would never see their children again. Cassie scavenges her way toward the base to find her brother. She is saved from an enemy sniper by Evan Walker. Cassie falls in love with him but later learns he is an Other in humanoid form. She also learns that Colonel Vosch and the Army are actually the Others and the fifth wave they have planned is to use children to eliminate the rest of the earth's survivors by misleading them.

She learns the hard way to trust no one and leaves him. The only thing that keeps her going is the hope that she can save her brother from the "training" camp established by the Army (Others). Meanwhile, Ben Parish, Cassie's crush before the wave and her brother are in the same squad trained under the Others. Ben also comes to learn the Others plans. Evan who follows Cassie helps her and Ben to save Sam and demolish the training facility. The Others evacuate from the facility with the intent to deploy the children as soon as possible to other cities. Ben and his squad is seen enjoying their meal with Cassie and ponders hope as humanity's driving force for survival.

Cast

Production

Development

In March 2012, Columbia Pictures picked up the film rights to the trilogy, with Graham King and Tobey Maguire attached as producers.[11][12] On April 15, 2014, it was officially announced that Chloë Grace Moretz would star as Cassie Sullivan, and that J Blakeson would direct from a script by Susannah Grant.[4][13] Nick Robinson and Alex Roe joined the film as Ben Parish and Evan Walker, respectively.[5] Liev Schreiber was cast as the villain.[8] On August 11, Maika Monroe was cast as Ringer.[7] The following months, Zackary Arthur, Tony Revolori, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, and Talitha Bateman joined the film.[6][9][10]

Filming

Principal photography began on October 18, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia.[14][15] Three months later, on January 11, a planned explosion of a bus in downtown Macon, Georgia for the film went awry when it spread wider than planned, blowing out more than forty windows on Cotton Avenue, collapsing ceilings, destroying store fronts, setting one building on fire, and leaving soot on the brick buildings as well. The production company promised to cover all damages caused by the 3:45 am incident, but the work that was done was done badly and remains incomplete nearly fourteen months later.[16][citation needed] Filming officially ended on January 17, 2015.[17]

Music

In April 2015, it was announced that Henry Jackman would compose the music for the film.[18]

Release

Columbia Pictures originally set the film for a January 29, 2016 release.[19] On April 30, 2015, they pushed the release date forward to January 15, 2016.[20] In December 2015, they moved the release date to January 22, 2016.[21][22] It was released on January 14, 2016 in Australia, Germany and the Middle East.[23]

Marketing

An international trailer for the film was released on Sony Pictures' official YouTube account on September 1, 2015.[24]

Reception

Box office

As of February 21, 2016, The 5th Wave has grossed $33 million in North America and $70.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $103.5 million, against a budget of $38 million.[3]

The film was released in North America on January 22, 2016, alongside Dirty Grandpa and The Boy. The film was projected to gross $10–14 million from 2,908 theaters in its opening weekend.[25] It made $475,000 from its Thursday night screenings and $3.5 million on its first day.[26] It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.[27]

Critical response

The 5th Wave received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 17%, based on 118 reviews, with the average rating of 4.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With unimpressive effects and plot points seemingly pieced together from previous dystopian YA sci-fi films, The 5th Wave ends up feeling like more of a limp, derivative wriggle."[28] Metacritic gives the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[29] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.[27]

Rob Vaux of the Sci-Fi Movie Page gave the film one star out of five, saying, "The YA adaptation craze hits a low point with this aimless, purposeless alien invasion story that wastes a fine cast."[30] In the San Francisco Chronicle, Mick LaSalle wrote, "rarely does a movie that fails so utterly start so well", falling apart ahead of the fifth wave. As to a possible trilogy, "if we’re not really vigilant, and look to the skies, and prepare, they’re going to make at least two more of these things. We’ve got to beat back the invasion now".[31] Eddie Cockrell of Variety gave the film a mixed review, saying, "The 5th Wave is an effectively decent post-apocalyptic, young adult, world-in-the-balance survival thriller" with an "arrestingly original spin on trendy genre tropes", although he suggested that fans of the book may have "issues with what has been edited".[32]

Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film a positive review, rating it 3 out of 4 stars, stating that it "is an inviting sci-fi invasion", and praising Moretz and Robinson as "equally strong" co-leads. Shannon Harvey of The West Australian also gave the film a positive review, writing, "It’s actually got a lot going for it, from acting prodigy Chloe Grace Moretz as the kind of tough but fragile heroine you can cheer for to handsome production values, several plot twists".[33] Michael Patterson of Moviepilot gave the film a positive review, rating it 9 out of 10, and calling it a "thrilling story of survival".[34]

References

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