The Wave
Epic Pictures Group | Release Date: January 17, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 17, 2020
This fever dream feels more derivative than distinctive, entertaining and eventful as it is. Still, it’s a well-cast, well-crafted stab at something offbeat. Read full review
70
SlashfilmChris EvangelistaJan 16, 2020
Carl W. Lucas‘s script is never quite as smart or profound as it thinks it is, but it does manage to tap into an inherent sweetness – an underlying sense of humanity and acceptance that counter-balances all the chaos and occasional bursts of violence. Read full review
67
The Film StageJared MobarakJan 16, 2020
The Wave is more interested in supplying a good time and that should be enough for some. Read full review
65
PolygonKaren HanJan 17, 2020
The artistry at work in The Wave isn’t enough to keep the film from caving in under its middling story. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenJan 16, 2020
While Long gives it his trademark amiable best and Klabin and longtime collaborator Patrick Lawler cook up a heady cocktail of lively though budget-conscious visual effects, at the end of the day the Carl W. Lucas script feels more like a concept pitch than a fully-plotted proposition. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 17, 2020
At least, director Gille Klabin tries to amp up The Wave with aggressive visual style, but it’s still a movie that’s rotten at its core because it suffers from the same problem of all those “American Beauty” clones in that it never satisfactorily answers the question “Who cares?” Read full review
35
TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanJan 16, 2020
Even a weirdo drug comedy needs some clarity. And there’s not much to be found here, either in the muddy visuals, familiar special effects, or pursuit of psychotropic faux-wisdom. Read full review
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