For terrible movies, the ‘skyline’s’ the limit

“Skyline,” the latest alien thriller, wasn’t all bad. Here’s a list of the good qualities: not all the acting was terrible. Donald Faison (Turk from “Scrubs”) gave a decent performance, all things considered.

Okay, that was the list.

The script was atrocious. The characters seemed to only be capable of speaking in melodramatic clichés. As if sounding stupid wasn’t enough, they act stupid too. The alien threat comes in the form of harmful light and flying, “Matrix” rip-off aliens, so the protagonists wisely choose to spend 90 percent of the movie in a room with floor-to-ceiling windows.

Come on. Even elementary schoolers know to stay away from windows during disasters.
Even the special effects disappoint. They might have been impressive in the mid-1990s, but not today.

It seems like the movie’s creators set out to make the most derivative, lackluster sci-fi film of all time. Their effort resulted in a moronic charade that will have viewers on the edge of their seats — but not from suspense. 

Instead, they’ll be quaking with incredulous laughter.