Dark Skies (2013) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review)
Directed By: Scott Stewart
Starring: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo
Rated: PG-13/Region: 1/2:35/Number of disc: 2
Available from Anchor Bay
From the producer of Paranormal Activity, Insidious, and Sinister comes Dark Skies: a supernatural thriller that follows a young family living in the suburbs. As husband and wife Daniel and Lacey Barret witness an escalating series of disturbing events involving their family, their safe and peaceful home quickly unravels. When it becomes clear that the Barret family is being targeted by an unimaginably terrifying and deadly force, Daniel and Lacey take matters in their own hands to solve the mystery of what is after their family.
Aliens are creepy. That is a fact and to this movie’s credit it does keep them creep and has some nice creepy moments. I don’t know if I’d go as far as to call it scary, but it is what it is. The acting does not stand out too much overall. I’d still not say that the acting hurt anything either. It is nice to see Keri Russell again, I just wish her performance had a little more behind it than just one note-able scene where she’s banging her head against something. The movie seems to be on to something for a great deal of its running time. It just somehow seems to fizzle out and lacks that big moment to really take it over the plateau we’d hope for.
The line of what is reality and what is in someone’s head does get blurred along the way. This might actually make for some of Dark Skies’ best moments. There isn’t a whole lot of blood here, note the Pg-13 rating. However, I’d have liked to have seen what little gore moments we have been done without the use of CGI. On the bright side of things, while Dark Skies could warrant a rent, the movie actually looks pretty good with the colors looking great and some outside setting looking outstanding. It isn’t eye-popping, but it works.
– Alternate/Deleted Scenes
– Audio Commentary
