The 5th Wave (2016)
2/10
Great clips on YouTube...
7 March 2023
Warning: Spoilers
... do not necessarily add up to a great movie. Predictable, clichéd, and riddled with a ridiculous amount of plot convenience twists. There are far too many moments where the stars are in danger and "something" pops out of nowhere and saves them at the last minute.

The aliens clearly have the technology and capability of wiping out humanity from orbit, but for some reason they put an incompetent colonel in charge of a ground attack using children as soldiers. They consistently make stupid choices, which conveniently aid our heroes in surviving, and ultimately getting the upper hand against the entire compromise military complex.

Throw in a couple of goofy romances between characters we don't really know and the ultimate movie cliché: that love is the key to everything.

Watch those cool clips on YouTube, but don't waste your time watching the entire movie. You'll regret it.
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