This is where the film really comes alive, and the sad part is that it's pure dramatic license. Still, when it all adds up in the end, what are we left with? In actuality, we are left with an alien sequence. There is a good sense of drama all around, with townsfolk skepticism regarding Travis Walton's disappearance, the ordeal of Travis' co-workers enduring the skeptics, and of course, the ordeal of Walton himself. Sweeney has earned recognition for portraying Travis Walton, notably due to the alien sequence. Performances are good all around, and D.B. From a technical standpoint, "Fire in the Sky" is well made and acted. It works on that level, yes, but in the end, it's simply studio meddling and not the intriguing experience one will read about in "The Walton Experience" by Travis Walton himself. It's studio meddling intended to try and spice up the picture into something really frightening. But looking at the film as a whole, it's greatest problem is that it all seems to center around the "abduction" scene in the film, which isn't exactly to Travis Walton's descriptions anyway. Sure it's well done and has some good dramatic tension throughout the film, and most notably, an "abduction" sequence that is a standalone. FIRE IN THE SKY MOVIE"Fire in the Sky" is a very flawed Hollywood horror movie pretending to be a true story. I posted sometime earlier a review of "Fire in the Sky", and now having reviewed in many years later, I have to revise my thoughts.
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