Variety
An underwhelming and derivative sci-fi thriller that's only marginally more impressive than a run-of-the-mill SyFy Channel telepic.
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Skyline
This sci-fi thriller is from the Strause brothers, the directors of AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem and visual effect specialists who've worked on Avatar, Iron Man 2 and 300.
Bizarre blue lights descend on Los Angeles, drawing people outside of their homes and work like moths to a flame. This is an extraterrestrial force threatening to swallow the entire human population...
Less2010Rating: M, contains violence and offensive language95 minsUSA
Science FictionThriller
- Director:
- Colin StrauseGreg Strause ('AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem')
- Writer:
- Joshua CordesLiam O'Donnell
- Cast:
- Eric BalfourScottie ThompsonDavid ZayasDonald FaisonBrittany DanielCrystal Reed
Skyline | Reviews
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The New York Times
Some obvious comparables for Skyline are "Independence Day" and Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," but there is nothing here that even approaches the comic-book verve of the first or the churning dread of the second.
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Hollywood Reporter
Beyond the dazzling "first contact" sequences seen in the trailers, Skyline is a spasmodic and incoherent shambles hampered by an astoundingly stupid screenplay.
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Empire Magazine
Technically ambitious, dramatically basic. Still, it's a major step up from an AvP sequel and delivers all the Saturday night whizz-bang and Sunday morning brain-ripping you could want.
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