Dark Skies is written and directed by Scott Stewart. It stars Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kaden Rockett and J.K. Simmons. Music is by Joseph Bishara and cinematography by David Boyd.
Two possibilities exist... Either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. - Arthur C. Clarke
Movies involving alien visitations are notoriously tricky things to execute, there's a very thin line between cerebral willingness and crummy construction. Dark Skies unsurprisingly is another in a long line of sci-fi/horror movies that divides the resp... read the rest.
It was one of the long due film, despite releasing just 4 years ago. Those who saw it said me not to miss it. But they also warned me it was a common horror theme with a slight change in the storyline. Since horror is the least average rated genre in my collection, I was not expecting it to be a masterpiece. That could be another reason why I liked it. Yeah, the same old blueprint horror flick, even though it was not as bad as what some people are saying. Except the opening quote reveals most of the film's twist. And the twist at the end was not actual... read the rest.
Great watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
Keri Russell does quality crazy lady, and this movie is basically what "Paranormal Activity" should have been combined with a good version of a Slenderman movie.
There's a very satisfying conspiracy meat to the plot: the escalating defenses combined with a literally conspiracy theory "nut".
Part of the fun of this is that it is all presented in a very real, believable manner. The atmosphere the movie creates is reason enough to watch it.
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