Skyline – Der Tag des Angriffs (2010)

Skyline – Der Tag des Angriffs: Directed by Colin Strause, Greg Strause. With Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed. Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth.

“I donu0026#39;t think Skyline is a bad movie as such. While there were better movies from 2010 such as The Kingu0026#39;s Speech, The Social Network, The Fighter and Toy Story 3, there are also worse such as Fred:The Movie, The Last Airbender, Vampires Suck and Clash of the Titans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSkyline is not a good movie, but it isnu0026#39;t in my opinion bad either. If anything, my feelings for Skyline are very mixed. I have seen some comparisons to Battle:Los Angeles, and I do agree this is the better movie, while Skyline did have a lot of problems Battle:Los Angeles was clichéd, under-directed and over-edited and other than Aaron Eckhart, a decent idea and one or two decent scenes there was little of redeeming value.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStarting with the good things of Skyline, the visuals look absolutely great. The cinematography and editing are slick, the scenery is striking and the colours and lighting are bold, but the real star is the special effects which are superb. The sound is another plus, very explosive and authentic, and the soundtrack is memorable, not too generic and fits decently with the mood. Also, the action in general is explosive and exciting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSkyline does also have its flaws though. The characters are not as clichéd or indifferent as those of Battle:LA and some of the worst of the year, but to be honest I did find some of the characterisation underdeveloped and irritating. The dialogue is often cheesy and seems to be taking an exercise in high camp, and the climax while quite freaky and atmospheric feels like a different tone to the rest of the movie and this was a tone that jarred a bit. The story in its structure is quite soap-opera-like, and can get predictable and pedestrian, the direction is sometimes good sometimes flat and the acting is also uneven ranging from over-eager to bland.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, Skyline was not a bad movie in my opinion, certainly not as bad as Iu0026#39;d heard, but it is a hardly exceptional movie either. 5/10 Bethany Cox”