White Sky

Yea, the story could be decent. Just not with this cast or director. Awful really... it's all the little things that just don't really make sense... take a little more time on the little things.

This show is a total waste of resources. It would have been more useful to burn a pile of cash. Poor writing and bad acting mixed with just plain stupid. I realize the concept of crap on TV is cliché, but lately it's crossed over into absurd. There used to be a few shows worth watching, but now days it's almost all crap. The Rookie is the only show currently worth watching.

Meh. Not the worst campers run through chased by whatever, but not great either.

The cast is good, the premise is interesting and production quality great. However the story packs the punch of boxing cats.

This is a film you watch when you run out of good stuff on your watch list.

This film looks good. Largely filmed in the wilderness it's nice enough to look at. When the aliens arrive the ship hangs in the sky like an updated V. The advertising for the film focused on these impressive images which is what caught my eye.

Being positive, the idea is ok, the acting is ok, and the sfx and makeup is ok.

BUT it is just so dull. After a promising first 15 minutes it loses all its steam.

First up, this is really a zombie film and not aliens. The afore mentioned ship in the sky scene is as close to aliens as it gets.

Very little happens and what does happen makes little sense. Think a very long uneventful episode of The Walking Dead.

By the ending I had really lost all interest and any understanding of what was going on. In the closing scenes I couldn't tell if there was even a conclusion.

In a quality bit of writing, a full on argument about not using a flare as it would give away their location is followed seconds later with them all carrying flaming torches.

A trio of of people go camping at night with leaving the flashlights in the car and they only enough food for one. We're talking experienced outdoorsmen here. Some form of UFO something does something and a cloud and a light and a few dollars of SFX later... zombies. The remainder of the movie is the trio and another wandering about in the woods in the dark. Or hanging out in camp. Or whining. Or resting. Or fighting amongst themselves. It's all equally uninteresting.

The zombies are bound by rules of engagement that ensure they never do anything mildly exciting. They can only run when they outnumber the humans. They are as easy to kill as humans. They can't speak, but they can call each other, though never when doing so would cause them to outnumber however many humans are nearby. The encounters are easy. The pulse never quickens. It's as if the movie is aimed at cardiac patients recovering in the IC.

The movie would be more interesting is these weren't without doubt the least inquisitive humans on earth. They never ask questions, seek to gain knowledge, or attempt to find out what is going on. They just assume life on earth is over and there is nothing better to do than randomly wander about the woods until they are either eaten or run out of supplies.

Unusually for a movie of this caliber, the lead actress delivers a competent performance. That's actually bad, because it highlights how poor everyone else is. Especially her sister. Whether acting high or sober, her scenes were uniformly dreadful.

Five stars on the strength of the lead actress, the mildly intriguing alien invasion plot, the camera and sound work. Especially given what they accomplished on a budget that wouldn't cover lunch for the cast at a fast food restaurant. How far worse projects than this receive funding when this received none is a mystery. I'd like to see what this lot could do with a decent budget and a better supporting cast. Five stars.