If you like all things alien, this one is for you, if you don't, you might hate it. I have nothing really bad to say about it, nothing that great either, i just enjoyed it.

Its obvious this is a low budget movie, and that most of that budget went into the special effects, which are pretty dazzling for its time!

The movie is set almost entirely inside an apartment building, but it manages to stay intense and exciting for the most part.

The characters are pretty one dimensional, nothing special, neither is the plot, but I don't expect much in the way of either from a B-level sci-fi thriller, and as such I was able to enjoy myself. There is a certain mystery surrounding the aliens and their motives, and although it's never really resolved, it keeps the film intriguing throughout.

So in short, don't expect another "Cloverfield" or "Arrival", in fact don't expect too much, and I think you will find you watched a nice little movie in the end.

...but to be quite honest, it isn't that bad.

Actually an OK B-Movie.

All of the complaints against the acting are, for the most part, unfounded. It's not academy award winning material, but i think pretty much everyone involved gives competent performances.

And i'm not sure what people wanted from the dialogue. These are regular people in way over their heads in the middle of an alien invasion.

I thought the dialogue was not an issue.

The ending DID push the limits a bit, but at the same time I guess it was the only conceivable way to end on a hopeful note, given that the entirety of the film showed us how screwed humanity was against these guys.

This was not anywhere near the abomination that was Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem.

I'd probably rank it a solid 6.5/10.

And i have to admit i'm as surprised as anyone by that. Movie does NOT deserve the critical hate it's getting.

SKYLINE, a movie apparently shot in an apartment with the special effects done on a home computer, turns out to be a great little sci-fi effort and the sort of film that's right up my street. It's far from original of course, stealing stylistic from the likes of INDEPENDENCE DAY while mixing the narrative of the even-better BATTLE: LOS ANGELES and CLOVERFIELD, coming off as halfway between the two. It's a definite step up from ALIEN VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, the previous movie made by the Brothers Strause.

The plot is very simple and sees a small group of people trapped in their apartment while an alien invasion rages on outside. The film is heavy on the CGI effects and most of them are very respectable; certainly when compared to bigger-budgeted Hollywood fare. Despite the paucity of originality this is a suspenseful film throughout that expertly builds tension and features some great shocks and set-pieces all the way through.

SKYLINE isn't a perfect movie by any means; the script has a problem in that none of the characters are sympathetic, so with better characters it would have been truly masterful. It doesn't help that there's a non-ending of sorts, with the movie just finishing abruptly and leaving things open for a possible future sequel. But it's worth ignoring these flaws and concentrating on what is a thrilling and frightening effects-packed outing.