The Wave seems to have gathered a lot of positive attention but I failed to see why.. other than the fact that everyone's speaking Norwegian.
Seriously, if everyone was speaking English this would have been ignored..
The acting is laughable.. the main 'hero'.. is the loving dad who overcomes all kinds of problems to bond with his brooding son and save his constantly fraught misses.
There's the adorable Nordic child that clings to her soft toy and says 'papa' a lot in an endearing way.
A few husbands see their wives washed away and then just stare into space with a sad puppy dog expression.
No puppies drown.
Some tourists stand around in a hotel lobby unable to comprehend that they're all gonna die.. unless they get on the bus.. what ? sorry.. ? the bus ? oh.. the bus.. etc.
But the worst bit is when our hero sees the impending wave and decides his best chance is to buckle up in a car. Which is clearly on the side of a steep cliff. The wave hits.. he gets tossed about.. his passenger doesn't make it but.. er.. he does because.. after the wave has passed the car is upside down but, incredibly, still on the road.. on the side of the cliff.. not in a thousand pieces at the bottom of the fjord.
mm.. no actually the worse bit is when he saves his wife and kid from drowning in the bunker in the hotel..
ah.. you get the idea...
over wrought and silly
Seriously, if everyone was speaking English this would have been ignored..
The acting is laughable.. the main 'hero'.. is the loving dad who overcomes all kinds of problems to bond with his brooding son and save his constantly fraught misses.
There's the adorable Nordic child that clings to her soft toy and says 'papa' a lot in an endearing way.
A few husbands see their wives washed away and then just stare into space with a sad puppy dog expression.
No puppies drown.
Some tourists stand around in a hotel lobby unable to comprehend that they're all gonna die.. unless they get on the bus.. what ? sorry.. ? the bus ? oh.. the bus.. etc.
But the worst bit is when our hero sees the impending wave and decides his best chance is to buckle up in a car. Which is clearly on the side of a steep cliff. The wave hits.. he gets tossed about.. his passenger doesn't make it but.. er.. he does because.. after the wave has passed the car is upside down but, incredibly, still on the road.. on the side of the cliff.. not in a thousand pieces at the bottom of the fjord.
mm.. no actually the worse bit is when he saves his wife and kid from drowning in the bunker in the hotel..
ah.. you get the idea...
over wrought and silly