Preview: Skyline (2010)

Synopsis:

After sending a message into deep space, earth is beset by an alien race bent on collecting them for their own nefarious purposes.

• Poster: A-; B-

Review:

A dazzling little poster, so much detail and beauty, yet the tagline's a bit too cheesy. Still, if this doesn't help sell the film, I don't know what else will.

Nice colors, but that's what I've come to expect after the first trailer. This uses one scene from the trailer to try to show audiences that there really are actual people in the movie, but if you've seen the trailer, you already know.

• Trailer: B-; C+

Review:

It's tantalizing enough to make you want more, but predictable enough to make you wonder why you would even think of seeing it. It may do sufficiently well for an alien invasion film, but I expect it to perform under Roland Emmerich's 2012 territory.

Your typical alien invasion trailer presents a lot of screaming and running and yelling and very little to suggest something deeply satisfying.

Oscar Prospects:

It's doubtful it will make much of an impact, but Visual Effects could be a small consideration.

Release Date:

• November 12, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (August 10, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (August 20, 2010) New Poster

-Wesley Lovell (September 29, 2010) New Trailer

-Wesley Lovell (October 21, 2010) New Poster