Watch The Skies is a charming and fun Sci-Fi movie that’s filled with heart. That said, the dubbed-over version is quite distracting at times.
Who doesn’t love a fun Sci-Fi movie that knows exactly what it is, never taking anything too seriously, and flies by when it comes to the runtime? That is pretty much what Watch The Skies delivers on. This movie is a lot of fun. It brings the comedy and campiness that I expected. That said, there is a major issue with the version I watched.
Seeing as it is a Swedish movie, the version of Watch The Skies I saw is dubbed. That said, it also uses AI to try to sync up the lips of the actors with the English dialogue. This is extremely distracting right from the start and does not get any better. I tried very hard to push it out of my head, but I found myself constantly staring at the mouths of those speaking.
All that aside, however, the film is actually quite charming. It isn’t groundbreaking, and it is actually quite predictable, but that doesn’t make it any less entertaining. This is largely due to the star power of Inez Dahl Torhaug, who leads as Denise. She is easily likable, which is difficult to do considering she is a bit bratty at times.
She fits in perfectly with the rest of the UFO Sweden group, who each bring something quirky and fun to the table. As they say in Watch The Skies, they are a group of freaks and weirdos. It is always fun to root for the underdogs in a movie like this.
One of my favorite things about Watch The Skies is the way that it feels like a long-lost movie from the 1980s. It has Stranger Things vibes, and there are what seem like so many references to Terminator 2 (you can’t tell me that Denise’s bike is not a play on Eddie Furlong’s). It is because of this that it has more charm than expected, never coming across as poor quality, just like something older.
If you can push aside the distraction of the dubbed dialogue (or watch it in Swedish with subtitles), there is something truly endearing and delightful about Watch The Skies. The Science Fiction aspect, especially once you hit the third act, is what drew me in the most.
Watch The Skies comes to theaters on May 9.
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About Watch The Skies
A rebellious teenage woman’s father went missing years ago and she believes that he didn’t run away, but was abducted by aliens. She joins forces with a funky UFO club made up of a lovable group of weirdos and rejects. Together, they embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the boundaries of the law and ultimately, our world.