Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story
- 2021
- 1 Std. 36 Min.
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5,4/10
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuIn July of 2013 Sean Miller disappeared for four days. Seven years later a documentary film crew found out why.In July of 2013 Sean Miller disappeared for four days. Seven years later a documentary film crew found out why.In July of 2013 Sean Miller disappeared for four days. Seven years later a documentary film crew found out why.
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The biggest fault of this movie is that it focuses way too much on the filmmakers, which really skews the focus of this movie. The part where they talk about sad songs is super cringe, and it feels like a vanity project. They don't even describe what the original Sean Miller story was until like a third of the way in. It feels like a student film, not in a good way. The audio is not good. I feel like we saw way too much of the filmmakers for this to be a believable found footage "documentary" film. The video quality is also pretty poor. The acting is poor. The most common voice and face is Ash, who's supposed to be a professional filmmaker/documentarian, which goes against how you make a documentary. This definitely feels like the filmmakers had friends left positive reviews, so the IMBD score is egregiously skewed.
HOLES IN THE SKY: THE SEAN MILLER STORY is a mockumentary (fake documentary) which purports to tell the story of someone who has had highly unusual experiences which are traced back to possible encounters with extraterrestrial beings.
In order to increase the feeling of authenticity, the credited film crew members play semi-fictional versions of themselves, and one suspects that even the name of the actor who plays the eponymous character, credited as "Sean Ed", might just be his first and middle name.
An issue that becomes apparent right away is that, contrary to what the title indicates, the story is not (just) about Sean Miller but even more so about the documentary film crew that goes to his house to interview him and film the strange happenings there. In principle, there is nothing wrong with that approach, but given the title, it amounts to a bit of bait and switch.
Apart from the ambivalent focus of the story, what is presented here is not any different than what has been presented in numerous alien encounter/abduction movies before.
From the perspective of someone who really believes in these kinds of encounters, it could be argued that this is the very point, that people should be exposed to the "usual" or expected manifestations of possible aliens encounters to recognize them for what they "really are", in the same way that we do not want novelty and variation of content in any given set of public service messages, since that would only undermine them by causing confusion.
But the problem with that argument is that whereas public service messages of the usual kind (e.g. About buckling up, avoidance of drunk driving, vaccination etc.) have essentially conclusive evidence behind them that is denied only by hardcore conspiracy theorists, the evidence for alien counters still falls sufficiently short that it has so far only convinced hardcore conspiracy theorists. In short, the evidentiary status of this subject is exactly the opposite of what it needs to be in order for this argument to work.
Apart from that, one can imagine that even within the confines of an entirely standard presentation of alien encounters, it is possible to weave compelling and innovative human interest stories. The closest the film comes to that is with the story of Brett, who is already facing severe life challenges when he takes on the assignment, but somehow his story failed to touch me.
Although toward the end, we are treated to a few special effects, the overall low production values did not do the movie a service.
I think this is a film that only fans of the subgenre of alien encounter found footage movies will enjoy.
In order to increase the feeling of authenticity, the credited film crew members play semi-fictional versions of themselves, and one suspects that even the name of the actor who plays the eponymous character, credited as "Sean Ed", might just be his first and middle name.
An issue that becomes apparent right away is that, contrary to what the title indicates, the story is not (just) about Sean Miller but even more so about the documentary film crew that goes to his house to interview him and film the strange happenings there. In principle, there is nothing wrong with that approach, but given the title, it amounts to a bit of bait and switch.
Apart from the ambivalent focus of the story, what is presented here is not any different than what has been presented in numerous alien encounter/abduction movies before.
From the perspective of someone who really believes in these kinds of encounters, it could be argued that this is the very point, that people should be exposed to the "usual" or expected manifestations of possible aliens encounters to recognize them for what they "really are", in the same way that we do not want novelty and variation of content in any given set of public service messages, since that would only undermine them by causing confusion.
But the problem with that argument is that whereas public service messages of the usual kind (e.g. About buckling up, avoidance of drunk driving, vaccination etc.) have essentially conclusive evidence behind them that is denied only by hardcore conspiracy theorists, the evidence for alien counters still falls sufficiently short that it has so far only convinced hardcore conspiracy theorists. In short, the evidentiary status of this subject is exactly the opposite of what it needs to be in order for this argument to work.
Apart from that, one can imagine that even within the confines of an entirely standard presentation of alien encounters, it is possible to weave compelling and innovative human interest stories. The closest the film comes to that is with the story of Brett, who is already facing severe life challenges when he takes on the assignment, but somehow his story failed to touch me.
Although toward the end, we are treated to a few special effects, the overall low production values did not do the movie a service.
I think this is a film that only fans of the subgenre of alien encounter found footage movies will enjoy.
So well done!! I keep hearing its a true story in one search then its not in another. Either way it was worth a view. The only part when I said ok this cant be real was the end. A little crazy. This is why I ask if its a true story or if seans story was true and they made a film around that. Kept me watching the whole time. Beginning slow but needed. Good job guys. Real or not. This also took place near my hometown so hoping its made up. Really the 1st I have seen to cross aliens and ghosts together unless the aliens were doing all the poltergeist stuff. Not sure. Lots of questions but only finding reviews online and all have different answers for same questions guess it was made so we never know the. Truth. I just need to know. I think it's just a movie added to a story someone told about their abduction. Ifanyone has facts or knows please lmk. Lol thanks.
I dont review too many movies but this deserved it.
@Ash Hamilton. This is simply great !
This is the kind of found footage movie you want to see after the genre getting stale over the years.
Good Dialogue...
Good Sound Effects...
Great Story...
Great Acting... Sean Millers expressions looked so genuine. Somebody please give him an award !!
Great Direction... Want to see more from you Ash !
Mediocre on the visuals (I was hoping for more action in the end) but understandable as this is still a low budget film.
This movie was gripping throughout and was overall refreshing. Definitely give it a watch !
@Ash Hamilton. This is simply great !
This is the kind of found footage movie you want to see after the genre getting stale over the years.
Good Dialogue...
Good Sound Effects...
Great Story...
Great Acting... Sean Millers expressions looked so genuine. Somebody please give him an award !!
Great Direction... Want to see more from you Ash !
Mediocre on the visuals (I was hoping for more action in the end) but understandable as this is still a low budget film.
This movie was gripping throughout and was overall refreshing. Definitely give it a watch !
Despite the niche of filmmakers with tight budgets to tend to rely on this type of movie, Holes in the Sky: The Sean Miller Story is a well thought out and entertaining film.
What stood out the most was the solid performances of the cast. Convincing portrayals of witness and experts really help the narrative along when you're trying to convince an audience the fictional story you're telling is based on fact.
I loved the nods to other dissapearance related documentary shows as well as the commentary.
Like any film with a small allowance, it's east to see where cuts were made. But these were done with care.
Really great work. Watch it, don't skip it.
What stood out the most was the solid performances of the cast. Convincing portrayals of witness and experts really help the narrative along when you're trying to convince an audience the fictional story you're telling is based on fact.
I loved the nods to other dissapearance related documentary shows as well as the commentary.
Like any film with a small allowance, it's east to see where cuts were made. But these were done with care.
Really great work. Watch it, don't skip it.
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