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Skyman

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A man who believes he had an alien encounter when he was 10 years old tries to re-create the experience as an adult.
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Barry Hertz Globe and Mail 07/16/2020
Come, if you must, with the guarantee of a shriek-y climax, but stay for Selle's impressive feature-film debut, and Myrick's inquisitive, and ultimately sympathetic, look at those who remain on the fringes of the fringe. Go to Full Review
Eric Kohn IndieWire 07/02/2020
B-
Before its messy climax, "Skyman" works well as a tragicomic look at the nature of extraterrestrial obsessives. Go to Full Review
Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle 07/02/2020
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Zoë Rose Bryant Loud and Clear Reviews 09/01/2022
3.5/5
Skyman is a compelling character study with a sci-fi bent that inventively inspects alien interactions on an intimate level. Go to Full Review
Carla Hay Culture Mix 07/28/2020
It's a movie that's stuck on an irritating and boring repeat loop of the main character preparing and talking about something that doesn't happen until the last 10 minutes of this 92-minute snoozefest. Go to Full Review
Jonathan W. Hickman The Newnan Times-Herald 07/17/2020
6/10
...with "Skyman," Myrick gives us a little of what worked in "Blair Witch" but, thankfully, with a bit steadier hand on the camera. Go to Full Review
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C H 07/05/2024 Incredible acting, very sympathetic characters. not particularly scary but interesting and a bit unsettling. IMO much much better than most alien found footage type things See more Brad P 02/27/2023 Skyman definitely reignites that sense of cosmic wonder you may have felt while pondering the possibility of other intelligent life in the universe, but the encounter itself isn't particularly awe-inspiring. See more 01/24/2022 Dumb. Not much depth or payoff in the end. Not sure who the target audience was because I like this stuff and it put me to sleep 3 or 4 times.... it was flatline for the brain. See more 02/25/2021 SKYMAN just wasn't as awkward as they were trying for. I can appreciate the film makers wanting to give the character validation at the end but I didn't feel too worried he wasn't going to ultimately find what he was looking for. If they would've turned up the doubt some more, it would've worked better and made his validation more satisfying. Conversely, they could've interjected more fringe experiences during the run to keep our attention. Comparatively, the Mila Jovovich movie "The Fourth Kind" was more entertaining in that way and worked better for it. See more 07/13/2020 So, I have a soft spot for UFO movies but this was so much more, this was really a character study on those interested or those who have experienced something out of this world. The whole time I was watching I felt like I was watching a documentary on the travel channel. That is the brilliance of Dan Myrick and the outstanding acting from Michael Selle and Nicolette Sweeney. Aside from the subject matter which already drew me in, the cinematography and choices of shots were so crisp and easy on the eyes. I loved this movie!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man who believes he had an alien encounter when he was 10 years old tries to re-create the experience as an adult.
Director
Daniel Myrick
Producer
Daniel Myrick, Anthony Pernicka, Joseph Restaino, William Surgeon
Screenwriter
Daniel Myrick
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Skyman Productions, Character Brigade, Hungry Bull Productions, Gang of Robots
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 30, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 7, 2020
Runtime
1h 33m
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