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White Sky is an exception to the rule as it is an independent British sci-fi alien invasion film and isn’t related to either Scott Jeffery or Steven M. Smith. This film is directed by Adam Wilson (Crawl to Me Darling) and has been written by Philip Daay (Crystal’s Shadow, Captors).
The film starts off with the main characters about to set off for a camping trip, much like most other films do. Hailey (A Werewolf in England, The Barge People) and her sister Sienna, his boyfriend Josh, and Sienna (Makenna Guyler, A Dark Path, Blood Bags) are preparing for the camping trip The trip will also serve as an intervention for Sienna, who is trying to recover from her addiction issues.
While they are in the middle of doing this, an alien spacecraft lands and turns the inhabitants of a nearby city into zombies. While the trio is trying to escape from them, they meet up with Liam (Ade Dimberline, Edge of Extinction, Bone Breaker). He is armed, appears to have some knowledge of the area, and genuinely knows what he is doing. But he could also prove to be a bigger threat than the aliens.
White Sky begins with impressive, but rapid shots of the spaceship which is all we get to see. Besides a few odd scenes at the end that take place in what looks like an alien hive, the rest of the movie could pass off as an ordinary horror film. These altered humans act in a zombie like fashion, some of them are mutated, but for the most part, they look like zombies too.
Unfortunately, we don’t get nearly enough scenes of them hunting their prey in the dark. White Sky utilizes much of its run time focusing on character drama. The ex-military Hailey and the chilled-out male Josh start to experience fractures within their relationship under pressure. The consequences of Sienna’s withdrawal and Liam’s interaction with her raise further questions. And what does he want?
None of this is especially captivating, nor does it hold much of my attention for most of White Sky’s hour and forty-five minutes. I can see the rationale behind adding a few side plots, and interrupting the film with needless dialogue in order to reach feature length. Even though I do not like it, I understand it. However, I cannot see the rationale behind trying to stretch a film using such techniques. Do they think viewers have predetermined criteria? “This movie is ten minutes more than the rest. We get a good deal!”
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