This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Not nearly as bad as most people will make this out to be. Extraterrestrial horror is something of a rarity these days. Blending the scepticism of alien existence and their mystifying reasoning to visit Earth should easily make for some eerie scares. Atleast it's far more inventive than the constant paranormal horrors of recent. A family start to experience strange events that lead them to question if extraterrestrial beings are terrorising them. Okay fine, it's not scary in the slightest. Rockett was an incredibly weak child actor (and somewhat irritated me). The third act crumbles into cliché oblivion. Certain questions remained unanswered. By no means am I claiming this to be a good film, because it's not. However, it's not even remotely bad. The story succeeds in conveying the fragility of a family that are experiencing the unexplainable, whilst also tepidly trampling into the hardship of adult life. It illustrated the stressful environment that the mother and father reside in and how daily life is taking a toll on them. Careers, financial woes, parenting and lack of intimacy. The narrative quietly dabbles into the psychological implications of this scenario, questioning their own sanity, but these are quickly diminished when "The Grays" are shown to us far too early. Russell alone, with all her acting credibility, saves the confused screenplay. Her onscreen chemistry with Hamilton made for a naturally developed relationship between the two of them that resulted in a believable family. Even a brief appearance from Simmons allowed more dramatic energy to flow through this thriller. A few mysterious scenes hold some tension, particularly early on where geometric shapes are spawned from an elaborate homemade construction, but alas fall flat and are rapidly forgotten about. The dramatic elements are there though, and really push this sci-fi thriller as far as it can. Just a shame that the premise itself was not executed to its maximum potential and settled for an atrocious predictable ending.

Dark Skies is a moderately spooky film, well made but muddled. Not really a horror film but with hints of science fiction rather than the paranormal.A family with mother (Keri Russell) father (Josh Hamilton), eldest son Jesse (Dakota Goyo) and youngest son Sam (Kaden Rockett) live an ordinary suburban life. Pretty soon things go bump in the night, doors slam, furniture moves, the alarm goes off. One of them sees a figure standing over the bed and strange symbols appear in the children's bodies.They consult an alien expert Pollard (JK Simmons) who tells them that they are haunted by beings called the 'Grays' and other families have suffered similar intervention usually leading to a child being abducted.The film is well made but just generic and never really excites.

Dark Skies could easily fall into dime store red Box or cable TV quick pick, but it actually deserves more credit. With a good supporting cast, a few good jump scares and some creepy scenes it certainly delivers on the chill factor. The plot is relatively typical where we have your average Middle class family being terrorized by strange occurrences that are left unexplained until a shocking realization occurs while the mother, Keri Russell, goes surfing on the internet for clues to the odd circumstances that befall upon them. Here they meet a an Extra-Terrestrial consultant who is strange, but proves informative and helpful to the Barret family. Apparently, this is a phenomenon that has been trending for some decades where people end up missing over alien abduction. The plot offers more than just your usual TV thriller of Alien horrors. It also incorporates the complexity of family dysfunction and marital strife which seems exacerbated mainly by the extra-terr4estial nuisance. I found the suspense to be worthwhile. There are some flaws with a few scenes that are directed at poor decisions made by characters. But sometimes a thriller has to be excused of such petty logic. The alien Grays were a bit disappointing and not as gruesome or ominous as I'd hope they would be. But Dark skies benefits from good character development, moody and dreamlike sequences and overall feeling of powerlessness. It's worth the watch.

The opening is an economical ground work of the type of setting (suburbia), people (suburbanites), and protagonists (suburban family) that the narrative is going to centre on. The opening is good at establishing tools for filmmakers to work their intergalactic horror story through. You see hints that this is a community that is very much about appearance and reputation, gossipping with each other about this or that neighbour during a BBQ at the protagonist family's house. You see hints that the father is stressed over an important position, the family's lack of funds to support their middle class life style, his annoyance over his eldest son's older friend, and his wife is too busy with her own work to have sex with him, providing a possible psychological component that could be utilized, perhaps to add an element of question in regards to the father's perception of events.Alright, so far so good, a solid opening foundation to work some modest cinema magic, with such possibilities hinted at in the beginning and an interesting premise to work through them, spectators should be in for a pretty decent horror film.Unfortunately, this doesn't happen.Admittedly, there are some vague references to the protagonists dealing with some flack as the parents come across as possibly abusive, as the most tormenting happens to the youngest child, with the father having violent anger issues displayed to all and sundry when he tries to beat up his eldest son's friend, but it is only shallowly scratched, with one passing possibility of child services taking the children, but nothing comes from that plot point and this prime opportunity for drama is wasted (which would have really added to the tension of the climax if the parents had to steal away their children before the aliens could). There is barely any interactions with their judging neighbours other than a few passing dirty looks and aghast faces. This could have paved the way to some necessary character and story development, some stellar drama, and gripping tension, but nope, those vital cinematic treats are not tossed the spectator's way.Things just happen in this movie, and granted there are some creepy scenes, and the actors did well with what they had (Keri Russell played an even better Keri Russell this time around), but the film maker's set-up all these possibilities, and then just seemed to not know how to use any of it, a trend which went all the way to the ending which had a frankly unneeded half-assed last scene.All in all, the movie is a "meh," without much going for it other than some decent performances and a few scenes here and there. Though I am not one to promote remakes, this film perhaps needs a more knowledgeable hand in narrative development to really make it shine.-Screen Squnity at https://screensquinty.wordpress.com/