Dark Skies

Parents (Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton) undergoing financial hardship, get concerned for the safety of their family when they are plagued by a series of unexplained phenomena. The odd occurrences begin harmlessly enough – food eaten in the kitchen, strange arrangements of objects, stolen pictures – but escalate until the parents take action. But security systems and surveillance cameras prove little resistance against the forces that are threatening them.

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Dark Skies has some frightening images (a boy without eyes) and lewd references (young boys watching porn) that are edited by ClearPlay. Also gone are a reference to urination and about 20 instances of bad language. What remains is pretty scary, what with parents powerless and kids in jeopardy, so best save Dark Skies for older audiences.

In this alien pic, are the Skies the limit?...

Dark Skies proceeds like few extraterrestrial movies, full of mood and creepiness, somewhat like Close Encounters meets Paranormal Activity. But while the journey is engaging, the movie ultimately doesn’t fulfill its own promise. Russell and Hamilton are believable as a couple in crisis, but the conclusion leaves Dark Skies mostly earthbound.

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Rated PG-13 for violence, terror throughout, sexual material, drug content and language – all involving teens; 97 min; Directed by Scott Stewart