The Wave (2016) FILM REVIEW

Even though awaited, no-one is really ready when the mountain pass of Åkneset above the scenic narrow Norwegian fjord Geiranger falls out and creates a 85-meter-high violent tsunami. A geologist is one of those caught in the middle of it.

*** Stars

The Wave (2016)

Director: Roar Uthaug

Screenplay by: John Kåre Raake and Harald Rosenløw-Eeg

Starring: Kristoffer Joner, Ane Dahl Torp, Arthur Berning, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, Fridtjov Såheim, Edith Haagenrud-Sande

Rated R for some language and disaster images

Running Time; 1 hour 44 minutes

Rating Scale:

***** = Outstanding ****1/2 = Excellent **** = Very Good ***1/2 = Above Average

*** = Good **1/2 = Mediocre ** = Fair *1/2 = Poor * = Bad 1/2* = Abysmal