White Sky

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie, and what struck me the most was how effectively it utilized its low budget. The film predominantly took place in a single location, which was an intentional choice that contributed to its unique charm. The limited budget forced the filmmakers to get creative, and they succeeded brilliantly. One standout aspect was the CGI, which was subtle yet well-executed. It's often challenging to strike the right balance with CGI in low-budget films, but in this case, less was indeed more. The effects were seamlessly integrated into the narrative, never reaching the point of becoming laughable or overly obvious. This subtlety in the CGI added to the authenticity of the film and made it even more engaging. While I tend to prefer "alien invasion" scenarios over "zombie breakout" ones, I found this particular alien storyline intriguing. The mysterious nature of the alien added an extra layer of suspense, as it kept both the characters and the audience in the dark, creating a sense of shared uncertainty. Compared to some of Drew Casson's work who put me off low budgets for a while, this movie stands out as a much better offering and has re-ignited my curiosity in these low bduget movie. I genuinely liked it and would definitely be interested in seeing a sequel, and even just more movies from this particular director. Overall, it was a well-executed film that successfully delivered on its premise, all while making the most of its limited resources.

As this film opens sisters Hailey and Sienna, along with their friend Josh head off for a weekend camping in the woods. Hailey hopes this will help her sister get over her drug problems. It turns out that is the least of their worries. Shortly after arriving they see what appears to be a giant UFO hovering in the distance. There is a flash of light and the next thing they know it is night time. People who approach them are behaving like zombies. Shortly afterwards they meet Liam, a shady character who has a campsite in the woods. They get away to this camp but how long can they stay safe... especially when one of the group is starting to show signs of infection. I didn't think this was terrible. It may be obviously low budget and feature a cast of people who I don't recall seeing in anything else but it managed to be suitably tense at times. I quite liked the fact that certain details aren't explained... the campers have no idea what the UFO did to make many people behave like zombies or why it was done so why should we... I'd rather an unexplained mystery than a pretentious explanation. The zombies, or as the credits call them 'the altered', are suitably creepy without being as scary as they are in some classic examples of the genre. The woodland location is atmospheric and serves to keep the budget low. I thought the cast did a pretty solid job; I've certainly seen far worse performances from well-known actors. Overall it may not be a must watch but I'd still recommend it to fans of low budget horror.

This film looks good. Largely filmed in the wilderness it's nice enough to look at. When the aliens arrive the ship hangs in the sky like an updated V. The advertising for the film focused on these impressive images which is what caught my eye. Being positive, the idea is ok, the acting is ok, and the sfx and makeup is ok. BUT it is just so dull. After a promising first 15 minutes it loses all its steam. First up, this is really a zombie film and not aliens. The afore mentioned ship in the sky scene is as close to aliens as it gets. Very little happens and what does happen makes little sense. Think a very long uneventful episode of The Walking Dead. By the ending I had really lost all interest and any understanding of what was going on. In the closing scenes I couldn't tell if there was even a conclusion. In a quality bit of writing, a full on argument about not using a flare as it would give away their location is followed seconds later with them all carrying flaming torches.

This movie is well done for such a low budget. I disagree with others regarding the camera work. It was shot well. The opening credit sequence was quite interesting and conveyed a sense of gloom and fear. Yes, 99% of the movie takes place in the woods, but whether the story was written around that setting for budget reasons (or not) is moot: the setting is still used effectively, especially during the night scenes, in which the silhouette of a figure in the moonlight is striking or the beam of a flashlight searches for the source of a disturbing sound. My only criticism is the appalling use of CGI for a campfire. Acting was tolerable, especially the elder sister. Where the movie fails is that towards the middle it departs from the "aliens attack" / "altered beings attack" plot to get bogged down in the tiresome survivor trope of "can we trust each other?", which gets somewhat boring. This is unfortunate, because the parts that deal with altered beings can be invigorating, such as the intense nighttime sequence on their return from getting water. The altered beings themselves are quite intriguing - over time it seems as though they are not the mindless "zombies" we imagined, and that their behaviour follows certain rules and may include a hierarchy. Finally, their design seems to evolve, becoming more alien - colour, hands and the inexplicable white powder. I'm so curious as to what that represents, but more likely than not it was a design feature added as an afterthought to generate interest, since it is not explained in movie. Much promise wasted.

Nothing is explained Nothing happens There is no budget Why even the drug angle? He's seen his friends go lie this? It hadn't even happened long enough to have his friends change..! Gawd awful movie. Only think i like is "Natalie Martins" he acting was on par as was her beauty. The rest could easily be forgot. Army base? It was a single tent with nothing in it. Aliens come and turn people to zombies? I guess it might be a quicker way of getting humans to kill each other off but so could a biological virus. Storyline was highschool at best, Maybe some on had a dream and wrote it down and though "Hey this makes a movie". No it didn't.

Yea, the story could be decent. Just not with this cast or director. Awful really... it's all the little things that just don't really make sense... take a little more time on the little things.

Cheapest movie ever. I lasted about half way through. This is the first zombie movie I've seen that doesn't have any zombies in it. After an hour I had still only seen 6 zombies and I had enough. The movie, up to the point I left, was 4 people on a nature hike. The set is the local woods and the props is whatever the actors brought from home. The only redeeming feature was the cinematography. The picture quality, lighting, and audio are VERY well done but that's all. The looks large budget but feels low budget. -FILLER- I have everything to say about White Sky. The movie isn't worth a long review.

This film started to be an alien invasion film. Two white girls go camping with one black guy, however implausibly. Suddenly they say a large, alien spaceship hovering over the city. I am ready for a great film. Then zombies start coming out of the forest. Snore. The implication, of course is that the alien invasion has turned some people into zombies. Now why that would be so, we would have to ask the writer Philip Daay. These zombies run at you, which avoids the poignant sense that zombies are erstwhile people. I skipped the head. I read my phone. I snacked on cheese and crackers. The film never got better.

I get it. You came to see a science fiction movie about an alien invasion. In true bait and switch, it turned out to be, you guessed it, just another zombie movie. What you missed was the real bait and switch. This is not a science fiction movie, but only has a few of the trappings of one. This is not a zombie movie, but has the altered humans, as zombies, to add the thrills, of which there are not many. The real movie, and the real bait and switch, is that this is a Love Story. If you accept that premise, it is an okay film, with some decent acting and a lot was done for a little bit of money on a really low budget. There is potential here, and I hope it is realized with other films by this director.

Why would you keep fires going and use flash lights when you're being hunted? Another horrible zombie movie. Boring. Waste of time. Kept thinking it would get better, it doesn't. Only spoiler I can offer, they all might die, find another movie, this one is just awful.