Did you hear that?
It sounded like something mundane…but ominous.
You want to check under your bed and in your closet.
But what if that strange late night noise isnt something ordinary?
What if it is the insidious sound of an indescribable…other?
Haunted house films and ghost stories have made killings on this simple nighttime anxiety.
Its also what this weekends new horror release,Dark Skies, wants to get a piece of.
Except this time, its truly otherworldly.
Yet, even with this title, the trailer tends to downplay the alien of it all.
Both are equally terrifying.
And no, they have not come in peace.
The recession has hit Daniel hard as he continues to look for work after being laid off.
Theyve seen better days, but good fortune has to be just around the corner.
Their sons are teenagers Jesse Barrett (Dakota Goyo) and Sam Barrett (Kadan Rockett).
But one night, strange things start happening.
The local cops are no help and insist that its one of their kids.
At first, the financially drained parents believe that Sam is indeed responsible.
He keeps talking about how the Sandman is doing these things and threatening him to keep his mouth shut.
Lacy wants to take him to a psychiatrist, but Daniel cannot even pay the cable bill.
Then there are the time-lapses that Lacy is experiencing and the strange marks on both sons bodies.
I just want to come out and say that I love old school scary movies.
However, Ive never been that interested in aliens one way or another.
I think its far more than peculiar head shapes that hurtIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
With that said,Dark Skiesdoes little to alter my pulse, much less my opinion.
As a film, it tries mightily to invest us into Lacy and the familys struggles.
Hamilton and Russell earnestly convey the troubles of many a household in the last several years.
When she realizes someone is trying to do more than phone her home, those spacemen better look out.
Nobody will believe the Barretts that something sinister has come to Maple Street.
It has to be one of the kids who are doing it all.
Eventually, they start trying to tackle the problem head-on.
First, Daniel puts a camera in every room.
Yep, feels like Daniel too has seenParanormal Activity.
Except, the darn video goes black during the crucial hours of 2 and 3am!
What are the odds?
Next, Lacy bites her lip as she scrounges up alien conspiracies after an afternoon of intensive Googling.
He chortles his breath with resignation that the Grays will be back for him.
Thats why he moved away from dogs.
Canines make too much noise when THEY come.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
