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Dark Skies

5.5

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Original title

Dark Skies

Year

2013

Running time

95 min.

Country

United States

Director

Scott Stewart

Screenwriter

Scott Stewart

Cast

Music

Joseph Bishara

Cinematography

David Boyd

Producer

Dimension Films, Alliance Films, Blumhouse Productions

Genre

Sci-Fi. Mystery. Horror | Supernatural. Aliens

Movie Groups

Blumhouse Productions

Synopsis

As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them. The peaceful lives of a young couple (Keri Russell & Josh Hamilton) turn into an unimaginable nightmare when they find themselves the victims of a deadly alien species that terrorizes them in frightening ways. Soon they start preying on their children as well. Unable to seek the help or support of their skeptical friends and neighbors, the couple is forced to find a way to save stop the terrifying, deadly force by themselves.

Critics' reviews

"Mostly, though, it all ends up feeling like a lost, minor episode of 'The X-Files:' A little scary, a little silly and catnip for those who want to believe."

Sara Stewart: New York Post
"The biggest problem with Dark Skies is that Stewart can never quite decide just what story he is telling — a slow-burn horror parable or paranoid invasion flick"

Mark Olsen: Los Angeles Times
"'Dark Skies' certainly parades textbook genre trappings...But those elements are employed with consummate dexterity"

Andy Webster: The New York Times
"The movie builds a moderate, if less than monumental, level of spookiness (...). It’s a workmanlike piece of suspense (...) Rating: ★★ (out of four)"

Michael O'Sullivan: The Washington Post
"The pacing is so tedious and the action so unexciting that it's a real thrill when J.K. Simmons shows up as a wry alien expert — and a huge disappointment when he disappears a few minutes later (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"

Elizabeth Weitzman: New York Daily News

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Dark Skies

2013

Scott Stewart

5.5

(4,535)