Unfortunately, Sam has been drafted by what’s left of the American military into a special program that trains kids to fight The Others (the 5th Wave will reportedly be a ground invasion).
When she gets separated from her young brother Sam (Zackary Arthur) in a refugee camp, the film’s primary plot becomes centered on her quest to find him. Chloë Grace Moretz plays Cassie Sullivan, a tough teen who finds herself a key player in the movie's version of a postapocalyptic dystopia. Sadly, the lack of creativity applied to the invaders’ names extends elsewhere. The 3rd Wave is a modified version of the avian flu that kills the majority of the survivors, and the story settles in around the 4th Wave, as The Others have begun to infiltrate survivor camps in human form. The 2nd Wave is literal, as massive earthquakes flood coastal cities with tidal waves. The film’s title refers to a step-by-step invasion of Earth by an alien race called “The Others.” In the 1st Wave, an electromagnetic pulse knocks out the power. It mines a number of familiar tropes, but combined with poor execution, the result is a recipe for disaster and not the cool postapocalyptic kind. “5th Wave” is the latest in an increasingly long line of young adult novel adaptations. If “The 5th Wave” is any indication, the well of young adult creativity is running dry. "THE 5th WAVE" - 1½ stars - Chloë Grace Moretz, Zackary Arthur, Nick Robinson, Liev Schreiber, Alex Roe, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff PG-13 (violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying) in general release
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