5. aalto

Post-apocalyptic movies are great in that the authors can literally make up anything they want in them. But a series of waves wasn’t the best idea that would be worth turning into a film. I mean, starting with the first wave, you do get the feeling that the aliens want to wipe out humanity, but at the third wave I didn’t really know what was going on and I put all the other fuckups up to the humans themselves… who else to blame. By the way, Chloe Grace Moretz is the only good thing that is making this film a bit more beautiful. (30.01.2017)

This is a clear example of how a potentially interesting premise can turn out to be a disaster and not even the sweet Chloë Grace Moretz can help. The five waves are summed up in five minutes, which I consider to be the biggest flaw. if the film had devoted twenty minutes to each phase, it would have been spectacular destruction, this way it doesn't ooze tension, adrenaline or power, and yet the view of the flooded Tower Bridge looked beautiful. Sadly it's not very entertaining either, the CGI is mostly rubbish, the action is mediocre and there’s no not much of it, it’s beaten by the teen romance. It's bad... 25% (21.03.2016)

This movie can't possibly entertain even the teenagers it was obviously made for. It's a patchwork film on the level of The Host, which it also resembles in that an otherwise certainly good actress throws away her talent in the lead role. Unfortunately, when there is a stupid script, in the hands of a director without a single idea, neither Chloë Grace Moretz, nor Liev Schreiber, nor anyone, can do anything about it. (28.10.2016)

The film got off to a good start, getting my hopes up only to crush them soon afterwards. The beginning of the film felt like Independence Day meets War of the Worlds with a severely reduced budget, but a later development of the plot made me think of Twilight which was a reg flag. The moment the creators added romance to this weird film, everything started going downhill even faster. As if there weren't enough logic holes as it was. The bright lights on the helmets of the squad were an excellent idea, they could use that in real armies, too, shooting would be much more accurate resulting in considerable savings in ammunition. What a piece of crap. (04.01.2020)

I'm not going to be completely harsh, because I like Chloë a lot, but this film is an example of where disaster movies are heading these days. Following the pattern of The Hunger Games and its followers, right to hell. The Hunger Games still made sense, but this is just a pseudo-serious game for youths, falling flat with a dumb story and an even worse romance. (03.02.2016)