Skyman

Name: Skyman
Genre: Sci-Fi
Released: July 1, 2020
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Avery Guerra, Erik Lunseth, Faleolo Alailima, Jacob Sandler, Lee Broda

2020

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: July 1, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Avery Guerra, Erik Lunseth, Faleolo Alailima, Jacob Sandler, Lee Broda, Michael Selle, Michele Yeager, Nicolette Sweeney, Patricia Lentz, Paul Wilson, Willow Hale

Summary: It was a cool October evening in the middle of the Mojave desert back in 1987 when a young Carl Merryweather had an experience that forever changed his life. After having just received his brand new pellet gun, Carl was on the prowl for wily jackrabbits that inhabited the endless miles of sand and scrub that surround the recently completedIt was a cool October evening in the middle of the Mojave desert back in 1987 when a young Carl Merryweather had an experience that forever changed his life. After having just received his brand new pellet gun, Carl was on the prowl for wily jackrabbits that inhabited the endless miles of sand and scrub that surround the recently completed family retreat, more accurately described as a “glorified bug-out shelter”, by his father. But instead of finding his prey hunkered under a piece of parched earth or hiding in a Creosol bush, Carl discovered a far more elusive “life form” that descended from the pristine heavens above. Carl claims he was visited by an Alien.… Expand

Director: Daniel Myrick

Genre(s): Sci-Fi

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Jul 1, 2020

Subdued and temperate, Skyman refuses to lean into the mystery of Carl’s claims or wind us up for a final resolution. Those elements might be present, but they’re never allowed to obscure what is essentially an empathetic, textured portrait of loneliness and loss. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Jul 1, 2020

Sporadically, the deliberately organic, semi-improvised tone doesn't quite gel, and there are momentary longueurs that could derail the story. But Myrick's decision to keep the narrative simple, and instead concentrate on the characters, means there's always a thick strand of sympathy and tragedy at play. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jul 1, 2020

Before its messy climax, Skyman works well as a tragicomic look at the nature of extraterrestrial obsessives. After a random expert opens the movie by explaining that such true believers are “looking for something science can’t prove,” Myrick digs into the psychological factors driving that desire with enthralling results. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jul 1, 2020

Supposedly chronicling the experiences of a man attempting to reconnect with the alien form he encountered as a child, Skyman squanders whatever potential thrills it might have offered with its lackluster execution. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 1, 2020

As alien encounter documentaries or mockumentaries go, Skyman is boringly earthbound. Read full review

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