The 5th Wave (film)

The 5th Wave

Theatrical release poster
Directed by J Blakeson
Produced by
Screenplay by
Based on The 5th Wave 
by Rick Yancey
Starring
Music by Henry Jackman
Cinematography Enrique Chediak
Edited by Paul Rubell
Production
companies
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22) (United States)
Running time
 112 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $38 million[2]
Box office $109.3 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 was a moderate box-office success and has grossed more than $109 million worldwide.

Plot

Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz), armed with an M4 carbine, emerges from the woods to raid an abandoned gas station. Upon entering, she hears a male voice calling for help. While searching the store, she hears a man, who points a gun at her, but they each put their weapons down. His hand is under his jacket and as he takes it out, she sees a glint of metal and kills him. He was holding a crucifix and the screen cuts to black to show her backstory.

At home, the news reports a strange, city-sized hovering structure over their home in Ohio, containing invading extraterrestrials referred to as "The Others". Ten days later The Others cut the power off, causing Cassie's classmates' cars to crash into each other and a plane to fall from the sky. The Second Wave sees The Others drop a large metal rod on to the Earth's fault lines causing tsunamis to kill those living in coastal cities. While at a new refuge location, Cassie and her younger brother Sammy go to collect water as the area is struck by earthquakes and floods, and they climb a tree to avoid the flood.

For the Third Wave, The Others weaponize a strain of avian flu using three million birds as carriers of the virus. Cassie then reunites with her mother, Lisa (Maggie Siff). Cassie's mother warns her to take her brother to safety to avoid the plague. Cassie's mother then dies from the plague and her family create a memorial in their backyard.

In search of a safe community, Cassie leaves home with her father and brother and eventually stumbles upon a refugee camp in the woods. A few days later, an army unit rolls into the camp and places all of the children on a bus. The commander claims that there is an imminent threat and that they want to take the children to a safe place first, before coming back for the adults. Cassie gets separated from Sam, and from a distance, she watches as her father and other survivors are massacred by the army after resistance from refugees being told they would never see their children again.

Cassie scavenges her way toward the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to find her brother, but is shot in the leg by an unseen enemy when she walks out onto the debris-filled interstate. Cassie attempts to flee into the woods as blood gushes out of her leg, and passes out before reaching safety. Seven days later, Cassie wakes up in a bed inside of a house, and meets Evan Walker (Alex Roe). She learns that Evan saved her from bleeding to death on the freeway, and has been taking care of her. When Cassie asks about her gun, Evan claims that he didn't see one on the road. Later, Cassie finds her pistol hidden underneath the floorboards in Evan's room, and quickly packs her belongings up and runs from the house. She trips on a wire which sets off a home made alarm, and gets chased down by Evan. He pins her down as she tries to escape, but she stays silent as she realizes that an enemy sniper is hunting close to them. Afterwards, Cassie leaves to find Sam, and Evan accompanies her to help her. Cassie eventually kisses him after he bandages her leg again, but later learns that he is an Other in humanoid form after he fights off two Other snipers. She leaves on her own to go find Sam, but not before Evan tells her that Colonel Vosch (Liev Schreiber) and the army are actually Others, and that the Fifth Wave will use children to eliminate the rest of Earth's survivors by tricking them into fighting humans.

The only thing that keeps Cassie going is the hope that she can save her brother from the training camp established by the army. Ben Parish (Nick Robinson) (Cassie's crush before the First Wave) and her brother are in the same squad and Ben learns of The Others' plans. When Cassie and Ben are confronted by two army soldiers, Evan falls through the ceiling and kills the soldiers. He tells Cassie that he chooses to be human and to help the human race, and kisses her. Evan tells Cassie and Ben to go find Sam before he blows up the training facility. The Others are in the process of evacuating and deploying the children to other cities. When they find Sam, the three of them run and get into Ringer's (Maika Monroe) commandeered Humvee as the facility explodes, leaving them with the question of whether Evan survived or not. Ben and his squad are enjoying their meal with Cassie, who ponder 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][17] Filming officially ended on January 17, 2015.[18]

Music

In April 2015, it was announced that Henry Jackman would compose the music for the film.[19]

Release

Columbia Pictures originally set the film a release date for January 29, 2016.[20] On April 30, 2015, they pushed the release date forward to January 15, 2016.[21] In December 2015, they moved the release date to January 22, 2016.[22][23] It was released on January 14, 2016 in Australia, Germany and the Middle East.[24]

Marketing

An international trailer for the film was released on Sony Pictures' official YouTube account on September 1, 2015.[25]

The film was released for home media on 3 May, 2016. The film was released online on various video sites 2 weeks prior to this.

Reception

Box office

As of March 20, 2016, The 5th Wave has grossed $34.8 million in North America and $74.4 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $109.2 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.[26] It made $475,000 from its Thursday night screenings and $3.5 million on its first day.[27] It went on to gross $10.3 million in its opening weekend, finishing 6th at the box office.[28]

Critical response

The 5th Wave received mostly negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the critics' approval is a 17%, based on 118 reviews, with the average rating of 4.2/10. The audience score on the site is 43%, with an average audience rating of 3/5. 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."[29] Metacritic gives the film a score of 33 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[30] On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.[28]

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."[31] 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".[32] 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".[33]

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".[34] Michael Patterson of Moviepilot gave the film a positive review, rating it 9 out of 10, and calling it a "thrilling story of survival".[35]

Possible sequel

While the general critical reception to the film overall has been negative, the film's box office nearly tripled its budget of $38 million. Also, though many critics have reviewed the film negatively, standard audiences of the film have found general satisfaction in the film, mainly being the book's fanbase. The profit and mild popularity of the film may see Sony consider another film in the franchise. Some journalists say that the film's protagonist, Cassie Sullivan, is to be "the next Katniss Everdeen." [36]

References

  1. ↑ "THE 5TH WAVE (15)". British Board of Film Classification. December 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "‘Ride Along 2’ To Maintain Speed In Second Lap & Push Three Wide Entries Off The Road". deadline.com.
  3. 1 2 "The 5th Wave (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Marshall, JoJo (April 16, 2014). "Movies Chloe Grace Moretz will be killing aliens in 'The 5th Wave'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 McNary, Dave (June 27, 2014). "Nick Robinson, Alex Roe Join Chloe Moretz in ‘The 5th Wave’". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Ford, Rebecca (October 21, 2014). "'Sons of Anarchy's' Maggie Siff, 'Hart of Dixie' Actress Join 'The 5th Wave'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  7. 1 2 "Maika Monroe Joins Chloe Moretz, Nick Robinson in ‘The 5th Wave’". The Wrap. August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Liev Schreiber in Negotiations to Play Villain in Chloe Moretz's ‘The 5th Wave’". The Wrap. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  9. 1 2 Ford, Rebecca (September 15, 2014). "'The 5th Wave' Finds Its Sammy (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  10. 1 2 Kroll, Justin (September 30, 2014). "‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Actor Tony Revolori Joins Sony’s ‘Fifth Wave’". Variety. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ Vilkomerson, Sara (May 3, 2013). "Book Review: The 5th Wave". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  12. ↑ Dickey, Josh (September 3, 2013). "J Blakeson Set to Direct Sony Young-Adult Sci-Fi Movie "The 5th Wave"". The Wrap. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  13. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (April 15, 2014). "Chloe Grace Moretz to star in alien invasion drama The 5th Wave". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ Rae Johnson, Alexa (October 19, 2014). "Chloe Moretz dresses in school uniform as she begins filming hotly anticipated sci-fi drama The 5th Wave". Daily Mail. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  15. ↑ Lesnick, Silas (October 23, 2014). "Production Begins on The 5th Wave, Starring Chloe Grace Moretz". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Movie explosion damages downtown Macon buildings". macon.
  17. ↑ "Golden Bough Books Twitter". @edunwody @gafmde @5thWaveMovie we expect gold leafing to start any day now but there's unfinished & substandard work on several storefronts
  18. ↑ "'The 5th Wave' Wraps Filming, Chloe Grace Moretz Posts Pics From Set Of Sci-Fi Flick". Fashion&Style. January 17, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Henry Jackman to Score ‘The 5th Wave’". Film Music Reporter. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  20. ↑ Orange, B.Alan (July 14, 2014). "'The 5th Wave' Starring Chloe Moretz Gets January 2016 Release Date". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
  21. ↑ "#5thWaveMovie is coming… even sooner. See it in theaters January 15, 2016.". Twitter. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  22. ↑ Truitt, Brian (December 17, 2015). "Exclusive excerpt: Rick Yancey's 'The Last Star'". USA Today. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  23. ↑ Kiehne, Lawson (December 22, 2015). "‘The 5th Wave’, ‘Monster High’ and More Delayed". Youth Independent News. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  24. ↑ MA (Psyboyo) (January 22, 2016). "The 5th Wave (2016)". IMDb.
  25. ↑ "The 5th Wave Movie - International Sneak Peek". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  26. ↑ "'Revenant' Hunts #1 Amid Newcomers, '5th Wave', 'The Boy' and 'Dirty Grandpa'". boxofficemojo.com.
  27. ↑ "Box Office Thursday Late Nights: ‘Dirty Grandpa’ Knocks In $660K, ‘The Fifth Wave’ Crashes In With $475K". deadline.com.
  28. 1 2 "‘The Revenant’ No. 1, ‘Ride Along’ Skids On Ice". deadline.com.
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  32. ↑ LaSalle, Mick (January 21, 2016). "The 5th Wave: At least the apocalypse starts well". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  33. ↑ Eddie Cockrell. "‘The 5th Wave’ Review: A Decent Adaptation of Rick Yancey’s Novel - Variety". Variety.
  34. ↑ "The 5th Wave too familiar to be thrilling. - The West Australian".
  35. ↑ Michael Patterson (January 23, 2016). "The 5th Wave: A Thrilling Story of Survival!". moviepilot.com.
  36. ↑ Patterson, Michael. "Why The 5th Wave Franchise Still Has Life!". moviepilot.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.

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