Skyline

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Skyline

PG-13

2010

1h 34m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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Jarrod (Eric Balfour) and Elaine (Scottie Thompson) take a trip to Southern California to visit his friend, Terry (Donald Faison), for a fun getaway, but it turns into a weekend of terror. During the night a cluster of strange, mesmerizing lights signals the arrival of an alien invasion. As thousands of terrified people are pulled into the maws of giant alien ships, Jarrod and his companions must use every skill they have to survive global genocide.

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Critics Consensus

A middling sci-fi entry, Skyline offers proof that solid special effects alone cannot overcome a flat storyline filled with uninspired dialogue.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

01/04/2011

Visual-effects wizards Greg and Colin Strause directed, showing more affinity for the city's steel and glass than for any of the characters.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

11/17/2010

2.5/5

Wait for the DVD and you won't miss a thing.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

11/15/2010

1/4

These aren't moviemakers who live even in other movies, let alone the world. They live in hard drives.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/03/2023

1/4

It’s low-budget fare that, much like the aliens in the movie, disguises itself with glimmering blue surfaces if only to slowly suck your brains out.

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

10/04/2022

D

The human characters are generally so dumb that one wonders why the aliens are so keen to collect their brains.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/23/2020

1.5/4.0

While the premise itself is promising, the result is predictable.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 4d

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Matsu M

@Matsumura Jan 17

It's simply a very bad movie that I can't say anything really good about accept that it has a couple of okay effects, but anybody can do this today. It's made by two special effects artists; they are not movie makers. Don't waste your time.

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E G

Oct 4

Really cool movie. Glad I didn't listen to all the dumb hating reviews. Yeah it starts a bit slow but the action, creatures, cgi is pretty enjoyable. A little more action would've been nice but I've seen way worse movies that had much bigger budgets. This is a movie I can watch more than once.

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Sarah W

Aug 2

What a total waste of time. Do yourself a favor and don't watch this film. Any movie that relies on second-tier TV Actors as its stars is just asking to suck. And this movie is no different. Great visual effects, terrible story, so many missed opportunities for mediocrity, and oh, the acting is deplorable. That said, when acting is so bad across the board, you have to look at the director. Not *everyone* could be that bad. But if everyone is being directed badly, then well... there you have it. If I could give it zero stars, I would.

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Robert

Jul 19

Cloverfield mixed with War of the Worlds and Independence Day. Took a long time to get going. Character development is non existent just like the acting. Really didn't care what happens to them. This type of film has been done times and done much better.

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michael p

@Labspeciman Feb 23

This is an upgrade to War of the Worlds. But the story is terrible. So much potential with great actors wasted. They were safe in the building so what did they do? They left the building. Just skip it..

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Synopsis

Jarrod (Eric Balfour) and Elaine (Scottie Thompson) take a trip to Southern California to visit his friend, Terry (Donald Faison), for a fun getaway, but it turns into a weekend of terror. During the night a cluster of strange, mesmerizing lights signals the arrival of an alien invasion. As thousands of terrified people are pulled into the maws of giant alien ships, Jarrod and his companions must use every skill they have to survive global genocide.

Director: Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Producer: Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Kristian James Andresen, Liam O'Donnell
Screenwriter: Joshua Cordes, Liam O'Donnell
Distributor: Universal Studios
Production Co: Hydraulx Entertainment, Rogue Pictures, Relativity, Rat Entertainment, Transmission Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Action/Violence|Brief Sexual Content|Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 12, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.4M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS

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