![]() In his pursuits, he receives assistance from a friendly alien lifeform, who's revealed to be living embodiment of Jerrod's intelligence. While aboard the ship Corley discovers that the extraterrestrials are harvesting humans for their brainpower. Upon entering the spacecraft, Corley works with some unlikely allies in his rescue efforts. Chausse, Liam O'Donnell, Colin Strause and Greg Strauseĭuring an alien invasion, Detective Mark Corley braves the warzone and infiltrates their ships, after his estranged son named Trent is abducted. ![]() Greg Strause, Colin Strause, Kristian Andresen and Liam O'Donnell A third film, which mas made in part by a distribution deal with Netflix, was met with mixed reception. Despite this, the film made minimal income in theaters. ![]() ![]() Conversely, the second installment was met with a predominantly positive reception from film critics. The first film was met with negative critical reception while being deemed a box office success, given its smaller production budget. The series implements various genres within each installment. Based on an original story by Joshua Cordes & Liam O'Donnell, the series centers around a global alien invasion and the uprise of mankind to fight back and save humanity. Chausse, Colin Strause, Greg StrauseĮxecutive producers: Maguy R.The Skyline film series consists of American science fiction- disaster alien action films. Production companies: Hydrae Entertainment, M45 Entertainment, XYZ FilmsĬast: Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic, Iko Uwais, Callan Mulvey, Pamelyn Chee, Antonio Fargas, Lindsey Morgan, Jonny Weston If a sequel does in fact materialize, here’s hoping O’Donnell has the modesty to step out of the writer’s chair and focus on the action. But viewers who push through this silliness will be rewarded with an action climax that, while just about as ludicrous, is at least enjoyable. O’Donnell also winds up devising one of the lazier “I’ve found their weakness!” eureka moments in recent memory, suggesting that a drug dealer can make himself an expert on alien immune systems after a few minutes with a microscope. Sadly, lines like “ Hola, puta” and “Bring it on, bitch” don’t scratch that “ Hasta la vista, baby” itch. Less forgivable is the pic’s unimaginative screenplay, whose biggest attempts at humor are lame zingers that appear to have been added in postproduction after someone realized how dull the dialogue was. ![]() Uwais is Indonesian, not Laotian, but some practical inconsistencies will be overlooked by action fans who are excited to see Uwais leap at aliens with knives in both hands. Their main new ally is Sua ( Iko Uwais of The Raid), who introduces some hardcore Southeast Asian martial arts to the mix. (Using man-in-suit tech and practical effects along with CGI, the design team offers some pretty geek-pleasing visions.) Not only do they find that the human brains inside the beasties can sometimes remember their past selves, but they see the aliens’ effect on pregnant humans: Mark has to deliver a baby who is somehow growing so quickly she’ll be a teenager in a matter of days.īefore Mark has to worry about the infant’s sullen, rebellious phase, though, the movie takes quite a left turn: The humans escape the ship and find themselves in Laos, where they team with an impromptu rebel army bunkered beneath centuries-old Angkor-style temples. Here, they learn a bit about the otherworldly beings. Soon, the two men and a few fellow train riders (including Bojana Novakovic’s Audrey, the train conductor) have escaped the tunnels only to be hauled up into the mothership themselves. ![]()
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