Skyline

  • 2010


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10 %
16 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 8
Negative reviews 43
Average Rating 1.8/5
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2.5
At best, Skyline is a proficient, forgettable programmer that only occasionally lapses into irredeemably silliness, like when it makes a plea for the .. Av Club
2.5
The science fiction thriller Skyline falls squarely and a little endearingly into the Roger Corman tradition of cheap cash ins on popular hits. Av Club
2.8
Its just a shame they havent figured out a way to CG a decent story. EW
2.0
Still, the combination of giant, cheesy monster attacks and half baked characters may ultimately earn the movie a cult/camp following. Common Sense Media
2.0
Imagine its 1953 and youre watching a movie called Brain Suckers from Planet X, and you might even have a good time. Time Out
1.3
Its an arresting sight of epic supernatural disaster and, unfortunately, not equaled by anything else in the Strause brothers sluggish film.
1.5
If you cant look at the aliens, you cant really confront them, or even properly see what theyre doing. Collider
1.0
Its a wannabe epic, but make no mistake: this is strictly B movie fare, punched up by some occasionally inspired imagery. The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Dir: Colin Strause, Greg Strause; starring: Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed. Telegraph
3.0
Still, its a major step up from an AvP sequel and delivers all the Saturday night whizz bang and Sunday morning brain ripping you could want.
2.0
However, even the most dedicated audience members will be laughing at moments the filmmakers couldnt possibly have intended making an argument for the .. Screen Rant
1.3
Some movies aspire to be like roller coaster rides; Skyline just resembles the results of an unpleasant digestive spill. The Globe And Mail
2.0
Even the doomsday scenario isnt drastic enough to scare you.The special effects are effective, but only here and there.
0.6
Skyline is a pastiche of the worst moments from every alien invasion movie imaginable. ReelViews
1.5
Cloverfield (2008) revitalized the giant monster genre with its mock camcorder account of space aliens tearing up Manhattan, but the folks who produce .. Chicago Reader
3.1
Alliance Films March 11 Releases Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer (March 21/11) A terminally low rent and bottom of the barrel endeavor, Adventure .. Reel Film Reviews
1.8
And Skyline, while dumb and derivative and populated with completely uninteresting and unbelievable characters, at least avoids the peril of becoming .. Eric Ds Nider
1.3
Theres a particularly insulting kind of awful movie that doesnt leave you mad at the director (but you could be) or the cast (even though theyre mostl .. Boston
1.5
This is a movie that will leave even undemanding fans of the genre angry.
1.3
The very modest scale of the destruction at hand is another reason Skyline cant compete. Toronto Star
1.0
I wish I could have appreciated Skyline in a tongue in cheek tone, but the entire film wreaks of amateurism and is likely one of the worst movies of 2 .. Cinema Crazed
4.0
It is a fearsomely fun labour of love that the Strauses should be proud to have fathered. Eye For Film
2.0
Stupid Human Tricks: The great thing about the non alien characters here is that they are absolutely empty. Movies
1.5
In a way it turns into the Strauses first directorial effort, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, but Ill leave the details of exactly how it does for you t .. Movies
1.9
Theres a sly joke buried in Skyline relating to the gullibility of Angelenos when it comes to the latest shiny distraction, whether its an Angelyne bi .. Chicago Tribune
1.0
The One Positive Point!!.You have to hand it to the chaps in the visual effects department as if this movie has one positive, its the special effects. Hey U Guys
2.5
Made by digital effects maestros Greg and Colin Strause (Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem), its a quick Friday night time killer.Wait for the DVD and you .. The Age
1.0
Made outside the studio system for a mere $20m, at least this isnt a big budget disaster, but boy is it a mess with flat characters, out offocus shots .. Mirror
2.0
Skyline packs some impressive money shots, however with its tracing paper thin script theres not enough propping up these whizz bang set pieces. Digital Spy
1.0
A movie with this many quality special effects shouldnt ever be as genuinely boring as this. Flicks
1.0
These extraterrestrial locavores they consume their food right where its harvested are a cross between the Alien and Audrey the man eating plant in Li .. Ny Times
2.5
Made independently for just $10 million, then bought after the fact by Universal and Relativity Media, alien invasion thriller Skyline looks more expe .. Dustin Put Man
2.5
The movie is imaginative, gripping and completely undone by an epilogue that is nothing short of bonkers. Larsen On Film
3.0
Modest Iain, 36, said: Im not a hero.I just did what needed to be done. The Sun
1.5
Its a laudable idea, yet the siblings fail to make a compelling ruckus with this would be franchise starter pistol. Brian Or Ndorf
1.9
The automatic blinds open whenever the Strauses need to turn up the heat on their special effects sizzle reel revealing an L.A. under siege by aliens .. The Filmy Ap
1.9
While the premise itself is promising, the result is predictable.
1.0
Skyline was like a Syfy Original Movie, but with a kind of pernicious, humorless stupidity at its heart.Its got that B movie all we need for this plot .. Io9 Gizmodo
3.1
Skyline is pure eye candy, but its mighty tasty.Is there any easy way to say to the filmmakers that every moment spent shooting the back story was a w .. Movie Crypt
2.0
It certainly feels that the screenplay, full of cringingly cheesy dialogue and rote genre machinations, was never anything other than a frustrating an .. Sbs
2.0
Pure tosh. On absolutely no account pay money to see this film. Wait until its given away free with a magazine and start at around the forty minute ma .. Film 4
2.0
A B movie extravaganza, Skyline is a sort of sci fi sampler of every alien invasion movie ever made. Jam! Movies
1.9
The filmmakers thought that all it would take to make a movie is some special effects, but this film only goes to show what most people already know: ..
0.5
Skyline has lots of TV actors going through the motions (Faison, Balfour, Brittany Daniel) and one TV actor (Dexters David Zayas) giving a performance ..
0.6
Skyline is an outlandishly awful excuse for a movie about aliens from outer space. People not only groaned at the end of this monstrosity, but one guy .. Qc Times
2.5
The premise of this low budget sci fi thriller might be familiar from Signs, War of the Worlds, and Cloverfield, but the lesser acting talent is more .. Boston Phoenix
1.0
So bland its easy to forget the title only minutes after exiting, this Emmerich by numbers invasion movie exists only to offer you the cutting edge in .. New York Time Out
2.5
Let me say upfront and with absolute clarity that Skyline is a bad film. So why dont I feel any animosity toward it I guess because despite everything .. Kpbs
1.5
The alien invasion premise is an old one, but director duo Colin and Greg Strause do nothing to infuse any originality in this tired scenario. Rajeev Masand
1.0
Skyline is a piece of junk, even in a movie climate littered with expensive though sometimes fun junkiness. Movie Line
2.5
It does it through sheer stupidity, but it surprised me nonetheless. Bad Ass Digest
2.0
When youve worked on the visual effects of some of the worlds best known and loved blockbusters some that include end of the world epics and youre mak .. Mid Day
1.5
ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, NOV.15, 2010 Two alien invasion flicks were released in Metro Vancouver last Friday, but Monsters only opened at on .. Ear Of Newt
2.0
Taken in the spirit in which its hopefully intended a brainless thrill ride Skyline is a slick genre piece that entertains for 92 minutes and is forgo .. Liver Pool Echo
1.5
This would be fine if the film embraced its B movie roots, but it takes itself way too seriously. Blu Ray Ign
1.0
01:07 HOLY COW!.Katy Perrys costume designer Kate Tabor unveils dresses made from whipped milk 00:30 TATS AWFUL! News Of The World
3.5
Its got awesome giant spaceships and massive lumbering monsters and epic explosions and gory kills and its ... a dumb fun matinee flick for sure. FEARnet
3.0
There are a couple of genuine surprises, and few pretensions about delivering an efficient, popcorn worthy entertainment. Scotsman
2.0
Impressive effects cant disguise an uninspired reheat of space invader films. Empire Online
2.5
So far, so familiar, but if Skyline never seems interested in pushing the envelope, it at least begins with enough promise to suggest a competent thri .. 7X7
2.5
For a movie on a $10 million budget, it delivers more and better bangs for the buck than many blockbusters ten times the price. Its just a shame they ..



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