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Overall, I'd say Beyond the Sky is a pretty good alien abduction film. But a few blunders here and there stop it from getting a better score.

The movie makes use of some "cam shots", as it's basically following a video "journalist" (more of a blogger as he has no professionalism) who wants to disprove alien abductions. Fortunately it doesn't suffer from the usual shaky cam, blurry nonsense the "found footage" movies do. The camera shots are used in places and mostly done quite well. Most of the film is standard movie angles and all with just bits of cam footage tossed in at decent moments. Such restraint is definitely appreciated.

On the flip side, the so called journalist really doesn't deserve the title. He basically aggressively accuses alien abductees of lying, constantly getting in their face about things. While it's fine to not be a believer, to basically tell people that they're lying to cover up other traumatic experiences and badgering them about is downright stupid, and usually would result in a punch to the face. As a journalist, or even just a human being, the way the main character treats others is downright shameful.

The special effects are decently done (though most of that budget goes into the last few minutes of the movie). No cheesy special effects that you'd see in a SyFy flick. They have a budget and work well within it to make the most of the presentation.

One of the biggest flaws for me though, is that the movie basically does one of the stupidest things any show or movie could do. It shows you parts of the ending, and then jumps back to X days earlier. NEVER do that. EVER! You're basically spoiling your movie right from the start, which for a lot of people is enough to just give up on it right there. When you know the outcome, then all the rest of the movie becomes mostly meaningless. Everything that could have been an interesting reveal basically becomes an expected outcome.

If not for the horrible idea to put key parts of the end right at the start, this movie would have probably scored an 8 out of 10. It's really a wonderful low budget alien abduction film with a lot going for it.

The overall storyline is ok, with just enough suspense and unexpected twists. The best actor performance comes from the supporting cast, Claude Duhamel and Peter Stormare. Some sequences are lacking in directing artistry. For me there is also too much use of hand-held camera (found footage technique).

This movie doesn't have a lot, but there are a lot worst out there, so give it a go. It's not terrible by any means, and the actors did a good job. It starts to seem a little long, then there is a stupid twist towards the end that just shouldn't be there. The "drug" scene is what I'm referring too. The movie probably would have been better without that scene. It improved the movie zero and created a plot hole.

As in it knocked me the f out 34 minutes into it. This was terrible. The main actor, Carnes, he should stick to soaps because he cannot act. His performance was not only not believable, but also over the top. The love story they tried to put together was a flop. Him being an angry journalist just came across as some privileged guy trying to make everyone see his point of view. I have no idea how this ends as I woke up when the credits were rolling. The last thing I did see was them at the reservation taking the hallucinogenic tea.

Small budget on this one, and it shows. You would wish it was only that. But the script is very, very poor. It's not absolutely incoherent, but you feel the writers tried to put more into it than there were means to get it done. The acting is not so bad. But you time and time again, during the duration, feel that this or that is ridiculous, and you never fully get caught up in the plot.

Of all the (countless) movies on the topic, you have very ample choice to find another much better.

When Chris Norton (Ryan Carnes) was a boy, he witnessed an argument of his parents. His mother leaves the house, there is a power surge and she vanishes. His father Peter Norton (Peter Stormare) claims that she has been abducted by aliens. On the present days, Chris is a filmmaker that wants to expose the hoax about alien abduction that destroyed his family. He travels with his crew to New Mexico to interview people that claim that had been abducted by alien that participate in an alien exposition promoted by Bill Johnson (Don Stark). Chris and his camera Brent (Claude Duhamel) meet Emily Reed (Jordan Hinson), who claims that was abducted when she was seven and fourteen years old. She will be twenty-one on three days and Chris decides to stay with her. They fall in love with each other while strange things happen to Chris and Brent. What is the truth about alien abduction?

"Beyond the Sky" is an entertaining sci-fi-mystery film about alien abduction. The screenplay is well-written and the film is developed in adequate pace. Unfortunately the camera work is very poor and the hair of Jordan Hinson is awful. My vote is seven.

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A Documentary filmmaker decides to make a film about the alien abduction phenomenon. Goes to a meeting of the 'UFO CONGRESS'. Driving later the filming duo sees or hits what appears to be some type of 'alien' in the road.

Talking to a few locals, the film duo finds a girl who has claimed to have been abducted and interviews her. More interviews follow.

Oh wow Peter Stormare makes an appearance in this? Nice one.

Then it's off to meet with the Pueblo People! And sweat lodge time!!! And then a nice little peyote trip. Good thing he had his wingman there to scoop them up and take them back to their 'motel'.

Then the new 'loves' actually do get abducted. And the creature and ufo effects are okay, but really the story is lame. -1 Star.

4/10.

Interesting movie. A much more realistic approach to the debate between the truth and skepticism about alien abductions, in my opinion.

The script and acting was not impressive. However, the movie did manage to keep my attention all the way to the finish. ...But just barely.

Well as the headline says,i'm not quite sure what i shall believe, but this film came over me like an alien encounter. it is not a high flyer big budget movie, so what has been made here are quite sensational and groovy. when i write this im in my cabin in the dark woods of norway,and i dont dare to go outside taking a leak...why? watch the film and you¨ll find out. the story are pretty standard alienish, some of the acting seems inexperienced, but at the pivotal moments it does works. the filmography are typical documentarish style,with some low quality picture images, but the locations are nice,but what makes it worth watching is the special effects in the final part , and the shock-jolting moments out in the desert. i can recommend this one, and will very likely show it to my wife....thats sign of quality...

Well, I didn't even know about "Beyond the Sky" - aka "Encounter" - prior to getting the chance to sit down and watch it. Normally the Sci-Fi genre is not my first choice of go-to movies, but alien abductions just have something alluring about them. So I gave the movie a chance.

Turns out that I am not wasting my time in doing so, because "Beyond the Sky" actually turned out to be a rather entertaining movie and had an interesting story to tell. I liked how director Fulvio Sestito and writers Rebecca Berrih, Marc Porterfield, Fulvio Sestito and Rob Warren Thomas came up with a storyline that both keeps the audience in the dark, trying to guess and figure out if there is some truth to the happenings or if it is all hoax and make-belief.

There is a good atmosphere to the movie and it feels like you are right there in the midst of the action yourself. So that was a rather enjoyable aspect of the movie. And of course it was set to take place in Roswell, New Mexico, where else could it have been for a movie such as this? Sure, that was a bit corny, but hey it is all part of the charm and the whole mystery that surrounds alien abductions and visits from outer space.

They had a fairly good cast coming together for the movie, and each actually performed quite well and brought their respective character to life on the screen. I was not familiar with the three lead performers; Ryan Carnes - playing Chris Norton, but he performed quite well in this movie. As did Jordan Hinson - playing Emily Reed, and also Claude Duhamel - playing Brent.

It was nice to see the likes of Don Stark - playing Bill Johnson, Peter Stomare - playing Peter Norton and Dee Wallace - playing Lucille, in the movie as well. While their roles were not all that prominent, well Don Stark's character was, then they provided a needed spicy element to the movie with their performances.

While "Beyond the Sky" is a movie that deals with an extraterestial phenomena, it is not a movie that is heavy in its usage with CGI and special effects. And that actually worked out quite well, because the movie was more about suspense, building up tension and atmosphere. But the special effects and CGI that was there was spot on, and really worked so well for the movie.

I was more than genuinely entertained with this movie, and I had somewhat expected it to be a less than mediocre movie experience, perhaps even one of those kind of found-footage movies with shoddy camerawork. Glad it turned out not to be that kind. If you enjoy light Sci-Fi and have an interest in alien abductions, then you should definitely take the time to sit down and watch "Beyond the Sky".

I liked it a lot. It is very unpredictable and that is why it is so interesting.

Maybe this was supposed to be a mocumentary. Claude Duhamel as the awkward videographer was certainly the near-comical counterpart. Pete Stormare, who I liked in "American Gods", was the saving grace of this film. Otherwise, in the words of Nancy Reagan, "Just say no."

I couldn't finish this movie. The acting was terrible. For some reason, the main character was a short sighted a-hole and the plot holes were just silly. The twists were disappointing and made me th9nk the writer tried too hard and made a mess.

A good story with average acting and above average special effects. It's not breaking any molds here, but it's worth the watch if you enjoy stuff about extraterrestrial conspiracies.

This "UFO" movie probably looked good on paper but is a catalog of "don't" for anyone who watches film.

I'm thinking that any trailer you would see for this film would be taken from the end of this film, which reflects a level of quality and attention (and money) not seen in the rest of the film.

A confused narrative: The body of the film is made in a hybrid of "objective" plus Blair Witch "found footage" style that put together, makes no sense. The "found footage" clips contain ridiculous contradictions in reality and there is no excuse given to account for the 3rd person / tripod shots which are used to bind things together.

Terrible acting / dialogue: The high school level acting and awkward dialogue seals the deal. At no time can a reasonable person suspend their disbelief. The dialogue is unnatural and unbelievable.

A better story: The story (not the dialogue) has some interesting elements (my 2nd star) and I could see why this was greenlighted. The story does not make up for the failures in the "film making" aspects that are beyond forgiveness.

The Ending: The "real" story in this production is the ending which betrays the first hour. As another wrote, 90%+ of the budget is put in about 8 of the last 20 minutes. It's surprisingly well done considering the rest of the production and there's the 3rd star, dragged down by the overall.

I could believe that this film was greenlit on the script plus sample clips of effects toward the ending. Then in production everything falls apart.

Production / acting / directing / editing: 1 star (the lowest rating) Plus 1 star for the story. Plus 1 star for the ending. Plus 1 star for the curiosity of how unbalanced this mess is.

If you love alien conspiracies, this will feed into your confirmation bias. If you're a skeptic, it will do nothing to relieve your skepticism. The acting isn't even good enough to allow for suspension of disbelief. All in all it's only as good as you already believe it will be.

The main flaw is the over-acting of the lead actor, who portraying a skeptical character and even somewhat anti-abuse theory behaves overly aggressively and a-hole, looking very amateurish. Another downside is the forced romance between the two main characters. After a few minutes they look ready to marry. Otherwise, the story is a bit faint, and the footage switches from hand-held camera to classic outside view, which makes no sense.

The movie is mediocre at best. But I loved Dave Grohl performing as the cameraman. He was brilliant.

I can't say what specifically I didn't like without divulging the plot, but it's like what the tag says, a "journalist" (cough) who thrusts his personal opinion down the throat of abductees but then stops or is interrupted. This bit is irksome as he then takes a 180 about this random chick. It would be better if they obliterated this attitude he has because it really makes things look stupid. The whole movie is very rough around the edges. It needed better direction to make it a more cohesive adventure into the subject. Nice blonde some may recognize from the series Eureka.