Skyline
Rated PG-13 · 94 minutes · 2010
Science fiction, Thriller
Science fiction, Thriller
Sci-fi used to look campy and feature inept dialogue. They called that era “the early 1950s.” Ever since, science fiction has grown up immeasurably. First, there were the advances in storytelling, thanks in large part to TV shows like The Twilight Zone and Star Trek, which had to find ways around the visual limitations of the time. Then the special-effects era was ushered in, and soon enough, sci-fi was boldly going where no man had gone before—so Skyline is a clear and unnecessary step back. It’s a cheap-looking alien-invasion flick, and a year after District 9 accomplished so much more in so many ways, there’s just no reason to revisit the era of science fiction that couldn’t think bigger.
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Official Site: www.iamrogue.com/skyline
Director: Colin Strause and Greg Strause
Producer: Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Kristian Andresen, Liam O'Donnell, Paul Barry, Ryan Kavanaugh, Brett Ratner, Tucker Tooley, Brian Tyler and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Cast: Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Neil Hopkins, David Zayas, Donald Faison, Robin Gammell, Tanya Newbould, J. Paul Boehmer, Phet O'Donnell, Byron McIntyre and Jackie Marin
Director: Colin Strause and Greg Strause
Producer: Colin Strause, Greg Strause, Kristian Andresen, Liam O'Donnell, Paul Barry, Ryan Kavanaugh, Brett Ratner, Tucker Tooley, Brian Tyler and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Cast: Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, Neil Hopkins, David Zayas, Donald Faison, Robin Gammell, Tanya Newbould, J. Paul Boehmer, Phet O'Donnell, Byron McIntyre and Jackie Marin
What others are saying (3)
Boise Weekly
The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Nov. 12
Runaway trains, angry aliens, a documentary about what's up with Wall Street, and Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford in the news business. Plus Warren Miller's latest don't-you-wish-you-could-do-that ski film and some short films by Idaho filmmakers. It's all at the movies.
11/12/2010
The Projector: Movies Opening Friday, Nov. 12
Runaway trains, angry aliens, a documentary about what's up with Wall Street, and Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford in the news business. Plus Warren Miller's latest don't-you-wish-you-could-do-that ski film and some short films by Idaho filmmakers. It's all at the movies.
11/12/2010
Colorado Springs Independent
Opening this week
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Inside Job and more.
11/11/2010
Opening this week
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Inside Job and more.
11/11/2010
Creative Loafing Atlanta
Hollywood Product: Skyline
Aliens eat Los Angeles in dumb, fun creature feature
by Curt Holman
11/12/2010
Hollywood Product: Skyline
Aliens eat Los Angeles in dumb, fun creature feature
by Curt Holman
11/12/2010
