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Well-acted and blessed with a refreshingly humanistic focus, The Wave is a disaster film that makes uncommonly smart use of disaster film clichés.
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The Wave is a small-town Norwegian disaster movie writ satisfyingly large. Aug 12, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The Wave is a small-town Norwegian disaster movie writ satisfyingly large.
Kate Muir
More than anything, The Wave's ability to sustain tension out of its tired scenario makes it even more impressive than its Me Decade ancestors. Mar 23, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
More than anything, The Wave's ability to sustain tension out of its tired scenario makes it even more impressive than its Me Decade ancestors.
David Fear
The whole thing is pure formula. But The Wave, which was Norway's official entry for the Academy Awards, makes it work anyway. Mar 17, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The whole thing is pure formula. But The Wave, which was Norway's official entry for the Academy Awards, makes it work anyway.
Rene Rodriguez
The movie works; the setting feels grandly unfamiliar, and the aftermath of the wave, with its elemental mix of water and fire, seems like a plausible vision of Hell. Mar 7, 2016 | Full Review…
The movie works; the setting feels grandly unfamiliar, and the aftermath of the wave, with its elemental mix of water and fire, seems like a plausible vision of Hell.
Anthony Lane
Something like The Wave is indeed a rarity - without skimping on the spectacle that glues eyeballs to the screen, it takes the time to develop its characters. Mar 4, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Something like The Wave is indeed a rarity - without skimping on the spectacle that glues eyeballs to the screen, it takes the time to develop its characters.
James Berardinelli
Having laid out my qualms in advance, I am happy to report that The Wave... is pretty good. It's also pretty strange. Mar 4, 2016 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Having laid out my qualms in advance, I am happy to report that The Wave... is pretty good. It's also pretty strange.
Peter Rainer
While The Wave is an incredibly well-made movie, perhaps even the most well-made in the genre, it still falls into the cliches. That's what prevents it from being a great movie. Aug 7, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
While The Wave is an incredibly well-made movie, perhaps even the most well-made in the genre, it still falls into the cliches. That's what prevents it from being a great movie.
Karl Delossantos
The disaster would pack more of a punch if we'd spent more time with the threatened community. Apr 19, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The disaster would pack more of a punch if we'd spent more time with the threatened community.
Tom Bond
A solid entry in the disaster movie genre that wisely wears its heart on its sleeve and, at 105 minutes, doesn't overstay its welcome. Oct 30, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
A solid entry in the disaster movie genre that wisely wears its heart on its sleeve and, at 105 minutes, doesn't overstay its welcome.
Trace Thurman
After the addictive pleasures of Nordic noir, brace yourself for the heart-in-mouth thrills of the first Scandinavian disaster movie. Mar 16, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
After the addictive pleasures of Nordic noir, brace yourself for the heart-in-mouth thrills of the first Scandinavian disaster movie.
Jason Best
It's a satisfying thriller for those who don't mind subtitles mixed in with the CGI effects. You will never laugh at a fjord again. Sep 27, 2017 | Full Review…
It's a satisfying thriller for those who don't mind subtitles mixed in with the CGI effects. You will never laugh at a fjord again.
M. Faust
Gives the fright-inducing natural events their due, but also gives the human drama the same courtesy. Jan 8, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
Gives the fright-inducing natural events their due, but also gives the human drama the same courtesy.
Sarah Ward
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