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Scott Charles StewartArgumento:
Scott Charles StewartCâmara:
David BoydMúsica:
Joseph BisharaElenco:
Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons, Annie Thurman, Alexandra Fulton, Myndy Crist, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Kenneth Meseroll (mais)Conteúdos(1)
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. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
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A meio do filme, eles têm a ideia de ligar câmaras de visão noturna em todos os quartos para revelar de manhã o que aconteceu durante a noite... Algures entre os dias de glória dos Ficheiros Secretos e a primeira Atividade Paranormal teria sido bom. Hoje em dia, este crossover de conceitos de horror não tem nada a oferecer e apenas varia o que já foi visto centenas de vezes. As cenas arrepiantes funcionam nele, mas será uma vitória quando algo só funciona num filme por causa do trabalho dos engenheiros de som? Um papel de filme B ingrato para J.K. Simmons.
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I’m an idiot! I’ve known him for thirty years! I’ve known him for thirty years and again I fall for it. Sváťa Pulec said it for me. I know Scott Charles Stewart, I’ve seen both his films – I even went to the cinema for Priest! And once again I looked forward to his new one, went to the cinema, and left disappointed. That will be my cross to bear. Dark Skies got me with its premise of alien abductions, one that hasn’t been properly developed in the horror genre, so I really wanted it to be good. But it starts and ends with the premise. It never goes anywhere, it’s a by-the-numbers film with toe-curling dialogues and no tension. I don’t demand originality in horror – sometimes a well used cliché is more effective than a filmmaker trying to come out with something original –, but in this case, it simply doesn’t work out. It’s just nothing. The best film by Stewart? Yes, but that’s still far from enough. 5/10
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Dark Skies has a somewhat slower start, during which I developed quite a dislike for the father figure (which persisted throughout the rest of the film). But from the first appearance of the unwelcome visitor the plot picks up a nice pace and does not stop even by the wilder (and perhaps too overcomplicated) ending. There are a couple of scares that work thanks to the good sound design and edition, but it's still a rather more restrained sci-fi horror film that also feels low-budget ($3,500,000) considering. It was nice to see J.K. Simmons in a smaller role, but could have easily been given more space.
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