Review of Dark Skies (2013) by Jon M — 14 Jun 2013

A great suspense movie with surprisingly great acting!

This review of Dark Skies (2013) was written by Jon M on 14 Jun 2013.

Dark Skies has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Gimly M (816) on 11 Jul 2016

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By Gene H (46) on 13 Feb 2016

I've seen better films made by High School kids, than this trash. Pointless plot as usual…

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Poltergeist meets The X-Files when an average US suburban family is plunged into horror, blah blah blah…

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By Dennis S (137) on 20 Sep 2016

An alien abduction movie that delivers the scares but does it like its very careful to not go too extreme or too violent, which in this case…

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By Hayden H (271) on 20 Sep 2016

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By James H (4,675) on 11 Nov 2017

This was a typical suspense/thriller movie that was pretty good right up until the end…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 16 May 2016

Quite good. Truly scary and I can't say that about much…

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By Calebowensmall (22) on 23 Jan 2016

Like I've said before, Blumhouse never disappoints. It's a great alien horror film, and the ending makes me want a sequel really badly…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 04 Dec 2018

Dark Skies is utterly generic, down to a meaningless title lifted from the 1996 X-Files knock-off TV series…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 25 Nov 2016

An average horror movie that manages to build an effective mystery and tension better than anyone would expect, even if it doesn't offer anything…

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