Beyond Skyline (2017)

Director: Liam O’Donnell

Starring: Frank Grillo, Bojana Novakovic, Johnny Weston

A tough-as-nails detective embarks on a relentless pursuit to free his son from a nightmarish alien warship.

There can be no denying this is a brilliant sci-fi production, and probably a lucrative franchise in the making. This is non-stop action and excitement from the beginning, and some scenes will no doubt leave you breathless. The visuals are fantastic, considering the small budget. Liam O’Donnell once again proves Hollywood does not have to fork out hundreds of millions of dollars to make good sci-fi films. So well done, Liam!

I must admit, though, although I thoroughly enjoyed this installment, I did enjoy the first one more, but on a completely different level. ‘Skyline’ was more realistic and therefore more suspenseful and mysterious. ‘Beyond Skyline’ was pure sci-fi and concentrated more on the aliens and the alien ships, continuing the saga from where the first film ended. The ending screams for a sequel and to be quite honest, I can’t wait to see the continuation of this great new franchise.

Frank Grillo makes a really credible hero, so I hope to see him in the sequels.