Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating
Detective Mark Corley storms his way onto an alien spaceship to rescue his estranged son. When the ship crashes in Southeast Asia, he forges an alliance with a band of survivors to take back the planet once and for all.
Beyond Skyline is a scrappy, surprisingly energetic sequel that improves on its predecessor by leaning into B-movie fun, blending alien invasion sci-fi with Southeast Asian martial arts action in an unusual genre mashup. The cinematography is competent and occasionally inventive given the budget constraints, and the film earns some novelty points for its unexpected tonal shifts and the inclusion of Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian lending genuine fight choreography credibility. However, the plot is thin and derivative, borrowing heavily from Independence Day and other invasion films without adding much narrative substance. The acting is largely forgettable outside of the martial arts performers, and the ending devolves into a messy, unresolved battle sequence that sets up yet another sequel without delivering satisfying closure.