Skyline
Universal Pictures | Release Date: November 12, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
26
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
12
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Critic Reviews

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38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNov 12, 2010
Their (The Brothers Strause) effects are pretty good, on a fairly limited budget. And that's about all you can say for Skyline. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesNov 17, 2010
Visual-effects wizards Greg and Colin Strause directed, showing more affinity for the city's steel and glass than for any of the characters. Read full review
30
The New York TimesMike HaleNov 12, 2010
Some obvious comparables for Skyline are "Independence Day" and Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds," but there is nothing here that even approaches the comic-book verve of the first or the churning dread of the second. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterMegan LehmannNov 12, 2010
Beyond the dazzling "first contact" sequences seen in the trailers, Skyline is a spasmodic and incoherent shambles hampered by an astoundingly stupid screenplay. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisNov 13, 2010
The Strauses don't care about how to keep an audience. Their movie has no sense of suspense or dread - Skyline is an apocalypse movie that plods like one of Romero's zombies. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyNov 12, 2010
So intent are the Strausses on showing off their visual chops, they leave the film's story, dialogue and acting in shambles. Read full review
25
Orlando SentinelRoger MooreNov 12, 2010
Skyline plays like an effects guru's resume reel, not a movie. Read full review
20
MovielineStephanie ZacharekNov 12, 2010
Skyline is a piece of junk, even in a movie climate littered with expensive - though sometimes fun - junkiness. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNov 12, 2010
It's finally here: The most boring alien-invasion movie ever. Read full review
20
Time OutJoshua RothkopfNov 12, 2010
So bland it's easy to forget the title only minutes after exiting, this Emmerich-by-numbers invasion movie exists only to offer you the cutting edge in unconvincing special effects. Read full review
12
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliNov 15, 2010
Just plain bad. Boring. Unwatchable. Read full review
11
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenNov 17, 2010
I'd use the term science fiction to describe Skyline but the movie decidedly lacks both science and fiction. Read full review
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