ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

selenammosquera This film was honestly amazing. I am a film-maker myself and every part of this was so well thought out and you can tell they did everything to make sure it was exactly how it was supposed to be. Amazing actors, camera work, editing, everything and most importantly amazing plot. Most alien movies are so boring and basically follow this same routine: weird things are happening, find a UFO or something else crazy, abducted, get back and people think they're crazy blah blah blah.. This was such an incredible STORY, they gave answers to questions other dumb alien movies leave you wondering, and made it amusing. I wont spoil the end but it's a must-see, i cry every single time, and its hard to make me cry. 10/10

Wuchak RELEASED IN 2013 and directed/written by Scott Stewart, "Dark Skies" chronicles increasingly strange events at the Barrett residence in Suburbia, USA. The parents (Josh Hamilton & Keri Russell) slowly come to believe that the cause of the havoc might be extraterrestrial. J.K. Simmons plays a solemn expert on the subject with whom the couple seek advice.This is an amalgam of "Poltergeist" (1982), "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977), "Signs" (2002), "The Forgotten" (2004) and "Night Skies" (2007). It's as good or better than the best of 'em and is significantly more compelling than "Signs," which is a decent movie but "Signs" is actually about something other than alien visitation (see my review for evidence).Critics say the movie's "too slow," but I never got this impression. I found the steady build-up engaging with several effectively creepy or scary moments. This is the opposite of lame horror flicks like "The Hollow" (2015) where the filmmakers overdo it with amped-up horror clichés every three minutes to hold the attention of viewers with ADHD. Russell is competent and attractive, but looks like she needs to gain about 20-25 lbs.THE MOVIE RUNS 97 minutes and was shot in Santa Clarita, California, with additional work done in NYC.GRADE: B+/A-

redrobin62-321-207311 I had to take this movie for what it truly is - a family concocts an elaborate alien abduction story to explain why their teenage son is missing. Maybe he was growing up too fast, not listening to his parents anymore, indulging in girls and drugs against the prudish wishes of his parents, and he just had to go. The poor kid is probably buried in a grave somewhere deep in the woods. Yeah. The father should definitely have a lot of dirt in his fingernails. However, on the premise that this film was nothing more than an implausible tale about an alien abduction, the movie works. You feel bad for the hardships the family is going through, and the fact that the acting is spot-on in this movie made their angst all the more palpable. They probably really were torn apart and it was no help that their teenage son was ultra rebellious. Taken as a real account of an alien abduction, however, I would've given it a much lower rating, like 2 or 3. I do recommend the flick, if for nothing else, to get into the sick minds of scheming people.

ramin99 I have news for you. You know that crazy guy with anorobigheadphobia? Who boards up windows and thinks the aliens are coming to abduct him? Well, the guy isn't crazy. We had the exact same formula in the X-Files. Actually this movie is a mishmash of different popular movies, so don't expect one gram of originality. Acting was top notch up til that moment when the actors lose their minds, then it becomes a comedy. I don't have much else to say, so let me tell you that I DO NOT WANT my money back. Why you may ask. Well, because if I stuff myself in a restaurant then say "the food was bad so I want my money back," it begs the question: if the food was bad then why did you eat it? You can have a taste and return the food but once it's sitting pretty in your belly you can't get your money back. I was bored and the movie was free since I watched it on Netflix.