When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives as the world unravels around them.
The ending could maybe have been engaging if it made sense, but even putting the best possible spin on Skyline, it still repeatedly commits the cardinal sin of the entertainment industry: Being boring.
Final rating:½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.
Aliens attack Earth and seek to SUCK YOUR BRAINS OUT
A couple (Eric Balfour & Scottie Thompson) visits some friends in Los Angeles when aliens attack the city and they hold up in a posh apartment complex. The other protagonists are played by Brittany Daniel, Donald Faison, Crystal Reed and David Zayas.
"Skyline" (2010) combines elements of other Alien invasion flicks like Independence Day (1996), Battle: Los Angeles (2011), Cloverfield (2008) and War of the Worlds (1953/2005) with an ending reminiscent of the same in Night Skies (2007). The people-snatching aspect recalls The Forgotten (2004).
The director brothers are visual effects designers who were working on the blockbuster Battle: Los Angeles while making this indie,...
The story does unfold slowly, but it was far from boring (in my opinion). I'm not sure why they started off with backstory and explaining why the two main characters were at the apartment block. It didn't help the story.
I thought the story was well presented and from a Sci-Fi perspective was plausible. The production values were very high with excellent special effects. The feel of the movie was very real and you felt what the characters would be feeling... so I guess this means the acting was believable.
At no time did I need to suspend my disbelief. To me, that is the mark of a good Sci-Fi movie.
