Although Moretz is certainly up to the task of playing Cassie, from the movie's very first scene, the on-screen Cassie bears little resemblance to the Cassie of the page, especially in the set up. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.įans of Yancey's gripping sci-fi thriller will wonder how his page-turning action and riveting, charming characters got transformed into this flat, humorless, and disappointing movie. Cassie is a brave and determined main character, but fans of the book series will want to discuss whether the filmmakers fully captured her personality - and those of most of the characters portrayed in the movie. Focusing mostly on Cassie Sullivan ( Chloe Grace Moretz), the story features about as much romance as the first Divergent movie (a couple of passionate kisses, the apparently requisite shot of a shirtless hunk) and a few uses of strong language (including one exclamation of "f-king," plus "s-t," "ass," "dumbass," "bulls-t," etc.). Like the book, the movie features end-of-the-world catastrophes, deaths, and violence (mostly from bullet wounds, but also from natural disasters and a worldwide killer virus), but it's not quite as graphically violent as The Hunger Games trilogy. Parents need to know that The 5th Wave is based on Rick Yancey's best-selling YA sci-fi alien-invasion thriller.
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